There were lots of activities to amuse the guests, however: a sack race across the Croquet Lawn, musical chairs in the Ballroom with Sam the Judge Alligator playing Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ and ‘British Grenadiers’, a board game (with actual pythons, asps and adders), an enjoyable Cricket match – followed shortly by a game of pool, Blind Man’s Buff (with the Admiral Pig in blindfold) and a Tennis Match to boot. Makes sense, he is after all, turning eleven. Horace, the Birthday Boy, however – has just one teeny weensy request: the guests can only start eating the delectable feast that he has prepared during the eleventh hour.

All the lovely guests in their costume in the Renaissance-designed Hall.Īs all birthday parties go, there were lots of games to be played, the entire mansion and its sprawling loan the guests’ playground. The guests came in their fancy dresses: An Admiral Pig, a Punk Zebra, an Astronaut Rhino, a Cleopatra Cat (Queen of the Nile, no less), Twin Giraffes with haloes in their head (of course, there has to be an angel), a Mouse Musketeer – among others. He invited eleven of his friends to a fancy dress birthday party with lots of games and a delectable feast that he prepared himself “for Elephants are verily the best cooks in the world.” Whodunit Theme for May/JuneĪn Invitation to a Fancy Dress Birthday Party. Horace the Elephant and Chef Extraordinaire is celebrating his 11th birthday party. Absolutely perfect for our Whodunit theme this May/June 2011. I’ve always been fascinated by Graeme Base’s work – he manages to infuse codes, secrets, and clues that you would have to unlock, discover, unravel as you flip through each of the gorgeous pages. I bought this book two years ago from Barnes and Noble in Brentwood California. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.

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The eleventh hour by graeme base