Amy's Eyes

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Amy's Eyes

First edition
Author	Richard Kennedy
Illustrator	Richard Egielski
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Harper & Row
Publication date	1985
Pages	437
ISBN	978-0060232191

Amy's Eyes is a children's fantasy novel by Richard Kennedy, published by Harper & Row in 1985, and illustrated by Richard Egielski.^[1]

Plot summary[]

The narrative begins in an orphanage where Amy inadvertently brings her sailor doll to life. It continues on a ship where he has become captain and she has transformed into a doll herself. The book is a principally a coming-of-age tale and a nautical adventure involving pirates and the search for lost treasure. The story contains whimsical elements such as a sailing ship crewed by Mother Goose animals, but also has darker themes including the obsession with Biblical prophecy and numerology.

Reception[]

The book won the Parents' Choice Picture Book Award in 1985, and was the subject of a major review in The New York Times.^[2] The Kirkus Reviews described it as "a treasure hunt of true and false clues and intriguing puzzles, and reads like a breeze".^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Book review: Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy – Scattered Pages essay on rereading the book as an adult

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