The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
Publisher: Abrams
Copyright: 1988
Number of Pages: 30
Reading Level: 12 and up
Genre: Mystery

Summary:
In this story there is an Elephant named Horace. Horace is turning eleven and he decides to throw a birthday party. He invites all his friends to come play games, eat food, and celebrate. Horace spends hours preparing for his party. When all his guests arrive they say at the table reading to dig into the big feast prepared. Horace shouts that they aren't aloud to eat until after games. So all the guests go out to play the games that had been prepared. Soon enough its time to eat! When all the guests go to the table the food is gone! Puzzled and sad the guests sat and tried to figure out where it all went. None had commited the crime. Horace comes out with some sandwiches and says that they aren't as great as the feast he had prepared but they will do. Then Horace leads the guests outside and ta-da there is all the food waiting for them as a picnic!
Who would benefit from this book?
I think that anyone 12 and up. Even younger children because of the beautiful pictures included. Its a fun story to read and to follow along.
What problems might this book cause?
This book wouldn't seem to cause any problems.
My reaction:
I enjoyed this book. I thought it was cute. Its pretty short and doesn't seem to go off on random tangents. It was enjoyable and pretty simple.