ENIGMA

A magical mystery

by GRAEME BASE

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Brand new hardcover book, full of beautiful full colour pictures. Published 2008, 36 pages, with magical code breaker at the back of the book.

A warm-hearted, funny story about the special relationship between a grandson and his grandpa, with the extra challenge of a code to break, a magic panel to unlock and lots of hidden things to find.

Don't worry,' Bertie said at once. 'I'll solve this, have no fear,
For magic things that vanish almost always reappear. . .'

Bertie loves to visit the Retirement Home for Elderly Magicians and watch his grandpa perform magic tricks. His grandfather used to be the amazing 'Gadzooks the Great'. But one day Bertie arrives to find that all the magicians' props have gone missing. Even Grandpa's rabbit has vanished! So Bertie sets off to investigate. . .

Can he solve the mystery and find the props in time to save the show? Who could have stolen them? And why? In the end, Bertie will discover that real magic doesn't need magic wands and top hats to be wonderful

You can help Bertie find all the missing things. And there's a special magic panel at the back of the book - if you can unlock it, you will reveal all the mysteries of Enigma. Good luck!

About the author:
Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. His alphabet book Animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies. The Eleventh Hour followed, and was made joint winner of the 1989 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. Other perennial favourites by Graeme Base include My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, The Sign of the Seahorse, The Discovery of Dragons, The Worst Band in the Universe and The Waterhole.
Graeme's first novel for young readers, Truckdogs, was published in 2003. Jungle Drums, a classic Graeme Base picture book, was published in 2004. Uno's Garden was published in 2006
Graeme lives in Melbourne with his artist wife, Robyn, and their three children.

Enigma: A Magical Mystery by Graeme Base