Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

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.

Find out what happens next in Sophie Quire, and the Last Storyguard…

Titles in Vanished Kingdom Series:

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard
The War of the Maps

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Jonathan Auxier’s first novel, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, was a Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Honour Book. His second book, The Night Gardener, was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and several others, while his most recent novel, Sweep, won the 2018 Governor General’s Award and the Sydney Taylor Book Award.Auxier grew up near Vancouver and now lives in Pittsburgh with his family.