![]() ![]() ![]() It will take a clever sleuth to deduce the thief's identity. The rhyming text and lavish illustrations each provide clues, and it's up to the reader to piece them together and decide whodunit! The fun of poring over the artwork for hidden messages and significant clues is matched by the joy of a birthday as described in the text-witty, clever, laugh-out-loud verses that are just as unusual, surprising, and full of life. As in Base's hugely popular bestseller Animalia, his lush, intricately detailed illustrations in The Eleventh Hour comprise a sort of visual hide-and-seek. ![]() The culprit could be any of a number of exotically costumed animal guests, from a pig dressed as an admiral to a pair of giraffes in tutus to a zebra gone punk. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast. New York Times bestseller! From the author of the international bestseller Animalia ! CBCA Picture Book of the Year! When Horace the elephant turns 11, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. ![]()
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