Sunday, September 28, 2025

Picture book mystery

The Eleventh Hour
: A Curious Mystery ~ by Graeme Base, 1997, children's picture book (ages 7-11), 40 pages, 9/10

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.

Publishers Weekly:  "The fun of poring over the pictures is matched by the enjoyment derived from the text witty, ingenious verses."

  1. On Monday, I mused about cosmic questions, HERE.
  2. On TWOsday, my subject was okra, HERE.
  3. Wednesday's Word was "kippah," HERE.
  4. On Friday, I shared four "book" beginnings. HERE.
Hmm, I didn't post much at all this week.
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