Julia's moving house comes to town to settle in. Once she is there it's too quiet and she gets lonely so she puts out a sign that says "Julia's House of Lost Creatures". One by one creatures start to come. At first it's nothing but fun but then everyone start to make a mess and Julia has nothing but work to do. She realizes that if everyone is going to stay things will have to change so she assigns each creature a chore to do. This is a great book. The creatures are wild and whimsical. The art is fantastic. I adore Ben Hatke's work. It also give a good message to kids that if you're going to have fun and make a mess you have to clean up after yourself.