Amy's Eyes

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Amy's Eyes
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First edition
AuthorRichard Kennedy
IllustratorRichard Egielski
GenreFantasy
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
1985
Pages437
ISBN978-0060232191

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[]

  1. ^ "Amy's Eyes". WorldCat. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Edwin J.Kenney Jr. (June 9, 1985). "Children's Books: Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Amy's Eyes by Richard Kennedy". Kirkus Reviews. June 12, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

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