Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
Author: Jonathan Auxier
Pages: 400
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Book Description:
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery.
One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher – a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries on the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island, where he meets the eccentric Professor Cake.
The Professor gives Peter a choice: travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom to rescue a people in need…or return to a life of crime.
Peter chooses wisely, and together with Sir Tode, a knight who has been turned into a rather unfortunate combination of human, horse, and cat, and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to learn his true destiny.
Review:
If you are in the mood for an adventure tale you’ve never heard before, Peter Nimble is for you. There’s thieves, pirates, enchantments, curses, and a hero who is blind. If you like The Princess Bride or Peter Pan, you will love Peter Nimble.
The first chapter is rather dark, but Auxier skims over the horrible things he is telling you, so you don’t have to dwell in the terrible past that Peter has endured. He just has to set up the story, so I encourage you to continue reading, and trust that after that first chapter the adventure really begins.
This story is full of ups and downs, and I appreciated that in the end, the main characters have all grown and become better for the adventure they have been through.
We read this story aloud with my 7-year-old and 11-year-old. They both loved it, and insisted I request the next book about this world, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard.
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