At times the omniscient narrator can feel overly precious, but the fast-paced, episodic story, accompanied by Auxier's occasional pen-and-ink drawings, is inventive, unpredictable, and like its hero nimble. By definition, locks are designed to tell you what you can't do"). Peter and Sir Tode set sail unarmed, aside from their kind natures, faith that the eyes will guide them, and Peter's skill at picking locks ("He considered every lock to be a personal challenge. Seamus, became trained in the art of thievery. Up with your nimble spirits, ye morrice-dancers, green men. The professor provides Peter with a companion (Sir Tode, a half-cat, half-horse knight) and a mission: to solve a riddle and save the Vanished Kingdom from an evil king. Peter Nimble is a blind orphan who, under the tutelage of the beggarmonger Mr. By the riot of his rolling eye, and the pagan decorations of his holy garb, he seemed the. Overflowing with wit and invention, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery by his brutal. Red, White, Black, Birds aplenty Ravens afew only one may bring tranquility but the dark will stand unless hes. Only a stranger may bring relief, But darkness will reign, unless hes. The first set transports him to a hidden island where the psychic Professor Cake awaits. What is the riddle that Peter Nimble must solve Kings aplenty, princes few, the ravens scattered and seas withdrew. Debut author Auxier spins a lively, magical adventure led by 10-year-old Peter Nimble, a blind orphan and "the greatest thief who ever lived." Peter has always had to fend for himself, and after five grueling years of working for a heartless beggarmonger and perfecting his burgling skills, he uncovers a box filled with three sets of stone eyes: gold, onyx, and emerald.
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