Full name: The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery

Author: Graeme Base Year: 1988 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Mystery, Art, Fantasy, Poetry Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads OpenLibrary LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780810932654 0810932652

When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. The rhyming text and lavish, detailed illustrations each provide clues, and it's up to the reader to piece them together and decide whodunit! "The fun of poring over the pictures is matched by the enjoyment derived from the textwitty, ingenious verses." -- Publishers Weekly Graeme Base is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Animalia (Puffin), The Sign of the Seahorse, and most recently, The Discovery of Dragons. Similar books: A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson Enigma by Graeme Base The Whingdingdilly by Bill Peet Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman Little Elephants by Graeme Base The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson Piggins by Jane Yolen The Sign of the Seahorse by Graeme Base Who Will Comfort Toffle? by Tove Jansson The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber Kiyomi by Stephen Cosgrove The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy Masquerade by Kit Williams Animalia by Graeme Base The Legend of the Golden Snail by Graeme Base The Water Hole by Graeme Base The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base The Last King of Angkor Wat by Graeme Base