![]() ![]() The author invites the reader to deduce the identity of the thief by examining the illustrations and making deductions and observations. Written in rhyme, the book includes large and lavish full-page illustrations of Horace's opulent house and the events of the party, packed with hidden details. He travelled to Kenya and Tanzania in 1987 observing animals in game parks and collecting ideas for the book. Base was inspired to write the book by reading Agatha Christie novels. ![]() It is left up to the reader to solve the mystery, through careful analysis of the pictures on each page and the words in the story. They accuse each other until, finally, they're left puzzled as to who could have eaten it all. However, at the time they are to eat-11:00-they are startled to find that someone has already eaten all the food. ![]() In it, Horace the Elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday, to which he invites his ten best friends (various animals) to play eleven games and share in a feast that he has prepared. The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base. ![]()
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