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 the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island
where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous
Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. Along with his loyal
sidekick--a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination
of horse and cat--and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable,
swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny.
"Jonathan Auxier's strange and inventive debut, Peter Nimble and His
Fantastic Eyes, is a beautiful adventure told in a dashing and assured
voice. It's Little Nemo in Slumberland meets Oliver Twist. I enjoyed
it tremendously." --Audrey Niffenegger, author of the bestseller The
Time Traveler's Wife