<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardcover) </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Children's literature portal </Li> </Ul> <Li> Children's literature portal </Li> <P> The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery (1988) is an illustrated children's book by Graeme Base . In it, Horace the Elephant holds a party for his eleventh birthday, to which he invites his ten best friends (various animals) to play eleven games and share in a feast that he has prepared . However, at the time they are to eat--11: 00--they are startled to find that someone has already eaten all the food . They accuse each other until, finally, they're left puzzled as to who could have eaten it all . It is left up to the reader to solve the mystery, through careful analysis of the pictures on each page and the words in the story . </P>

Who ate the food in the eleventh hour