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Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery | Graeme Base
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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.
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SarahBookInterrupted
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Check out Lia‘s book review of The Eleventh Hour on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-the-eleventh-hour

Nutmegnc We had such a good time with this book in my family when I was a kid. 3y
Nutmegnc @SarahBookInterrupted we still have never broken the seal on the answer. 🤣 3y
BethM One of my faves as a kid! 3y
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I like the concept, but the illustrations are not my cup of tea.

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Thanks Litsy friends!!

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My speech therapist use to make me read Graeme Base books aloud ad-nauseam. It‘s only as an adult I have come to love each and every one. These are just so much more than a rhyming story. They are also a mystery. And each illustration hides a message. Some easy some not. Can you figure out who at the birthday feast. I‘m not telling.

cobwebmoth I loved this book so much! 6y
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abbylibrarian
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11 hours of reading today and it's bedtime. Until tomorrow #24in48!

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TheApesOfWrath
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Found this at a thrift store and remembered trying to solve the puzzle when I was a kid. Bet I can finally figure it out with my oodles of time and fancy adult brain!

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I love this book!! I think I discovered it high school and had a blast with it 7y
Owlizabeth I haven't thought of this in ages! 7y
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