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 master, Mr. Seamus. One fateful afternoon, as he's picking the pockets of townspeople enraptured by a travelling haberdasher, he "discovers" (steals) a box of magical eyes. When he tries on the first pair, he is instantly transported to the island at the top of the world, where he meets the maker of the eyes, Professor Cake. The Professor gives Peter a choice: travel to the mysterious Vanished Kingdom and try to rescue a people in need ... or return back to his master and a life of crime. Peter chooses wisely, and together with Sir Tode, a knight errant who has been turned into a rather unfortunate combination of human, horse and cat by a grumpy witch, he embarks on an unforgettable adventure in a book destined to become a classic.
- ISBN10 0143175939
- ISBN13 9780143175933
- Publish Date 31 July 2012 (first published 1 August 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Publisher PRH Canada Young Readers
- Imprint Puffin Canada
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 408
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780143175933