Title: The Eleventh Hour
Author: Graeme Base
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Copyright Date: 1988
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 32
Reading level: 9-12
Summary: An elephant is throwing a birthday for himself and invites all his friends over for a big birthday bash. He plans all sorts of games for his guest to play. He also cooks up the delicious meal for everyone to eat. When his guest see the meal that was prepared, they can’t wait to eat it. After they all spent the next few hours playing games and working up an appetite, it was 11:00, time to eat. When they entered the dining room to eat, they noticed all the food was gone. Everyone wondered who would have eaten all the food. All the guests plea for their innocence and you get to figure out who ate the feast.
Reaction: I really enjoyed reading this book. I thought that I pictures had so much detail that every time I look at the illustrations, I saw things that I missed the first time. I loved that the books ending made it impossible to not go back through the book and study it.
Potential Problems: I thought this might not be the best “bedtime book” because it might be hard getting children to put it down to go to bed. Also this book might be a little hard to understand for children.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a good mystery. Most children will really enjoy reading this book and trying to solve the mystery when it is over.
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