AMY'S EYES IBD

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Amy&rsquo,s 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. Anne&rsquo,s 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&mdash,behold! She turning into a doll herself.&ldquo,Why, this means that almost anything could happen!&rdquo, 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 Amy',s Eyes (1st Edition)&ldquo,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.&rdquo, &ndash, San Francisco Chronicle&ldquo,Amy&rsquo,s Eyes, in my opinion, is indeed an extraordinary work. I think it&rsquo,s 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 &mdash,and above all, admire it. I found the book altogether wonderful, and a permanent treasure.&rdquo, &ndash, Lloyd Alexander&ldquo,This vital sense of life, both as possibility and meaning, is this big book&rsquo,s wonderful achievement.&rdquo, &ndash, New York Times&ldquo,Amy&rsquo,s Eyes is one of the most startling, compelling novels to be published as children&rsquo,s 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.&rdquo, &ndash, The Seattle Times&ldquo,It is a masterpiece.&rdquo, &ndash, Oregon Media Association