Amy's Eyes

Amys eyes are blue as the ocean and bright as buttons. In fact they are buttons for Amy is a doll. Once she was a flesh-and-blood orphan child at St. Annes Home for Girls. But her beloved sailor doll turned into a real little man and went off to seek his fortune becoming Captain of the frigate Ariel. So Amy pined away and--behold! She turning into a doll herself.Why this means that almost anything could happen! says the Captain upon his return.And almost anything does as the two set out on the Ariel with a crew that includes rabbits dogs cats monkeys and other animals (who were all once dolls themselves) on a dangerous quest for gold treasure.Reviews for Amys Eyes (1st Edition)Richard Kennedy has all the wacky charm and rakish humor of a Roald Dahl; the pathos and irrepressible optimism of Frances Hodgson Burnett; the fantasy recovery escape and consolation of C.S. Lewis or L. Frank Baum. - San Francisco ChronicleAmys Eyes in my opinion is indeed an extraordinary work. I think its a brilliant novel in every way and filled with inexhaustible riches: rich in conception in language in wise humor in excitement. Richard Kennedy sets a new high standard for all of us concerned with quality in literature for young people. Writers surely must envy his achievement --and above all admire it. I found the book altogether wonderful and a permanent treasure. - Lloyd AlexanderThis vital sense of life both as possibility and meaning is this big books wonderful achievement. - New York TimesAmys Eyes is one of the most startling compelling novels to be published as childrens literature in recent years. The story embraces practically every element of a classic fantasy adventure: a poor gentle noble child in an orphanage; a mean and spiteful woman to plague the child; a kind and loving protector; sailing ships and pirates and a search for a golden treasure. - The Seattle TimesIt is a masterpiece. - Oregon Media Association