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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Series: Peter Nimble, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Summary
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been forced into a life of crime. One fateful afternoon, Peter steals a mysterious box that contains three magical pairs of eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel beyond the known world and rescue a lost kingdom from its treacherous ruler. With the help of the Fantastic Eyes and some unlikely friends, Peter embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to save a people in need - and to discover his true destiny.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 20-05-20
Amazing
💘 💘love it, love it, love it. The narrator is brilliant and I am crazy about Jonathan auxier.
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- Georgina N.
- 28-10-19
Such an AMAZING story!!!!
Amazing performance and story!!!! The narrator was sooooo good and I loved it!!!!! Thank you so much for an amazing book!!!
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- A. Shah
- 13-07-17
Fantastic
What made the experience of listening to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes the most enjoyable?
Great narration. Kudos to narrator for his voice acting and performance.
Any additional comments?
My 7 year olds were enthralled and didn't want to stop listening when it was time for breaks. Highly recommend.
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- Erica Nelson-Powell
- 12-08-17
Fantastic Listen!
We enjoyed this as a family: Grown Up, 16, 15, 12, 6 and 4 on a road trip. Even when friends only heard parts they enjoyed it just as much! So thankful for this fantastic listen! ❤❤
6 people found this helpful
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- Jim N
- 01-02-15
An Entertaining Tale!
Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes is a charming, sometimes appropriately frightening and even gruesome children's tale. The author is willing to take the book to some of the dark places adults don't always want to believe great children's fiction should go and in doing so, with both wit and originality, he creates genuine drama. The book certainly owes a debt to similar tales of the fantastic that have come before it yet from it's premise to it's conclusion, it has a personality all it's own. It's as clever and resourceful as Peter Nimble himself.
Michael Page's reading is absolutely superb.
16 people found this helpful
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- Marie
- 10-12-15
Enjoyable listen but not for the youngest kids
I did enjoy this bookn and for much of it, I was set to recommend it for the whole family. While it is written for the middle grade reader, but I found the last 1/4 a bit too violent (though who knows what is considered violent these days) and several characters too menacing. Like so many books of its genre, almost all adults are bad and a threat to children. The monsters and bad guys are very creepy.
Peter Nimble is a charming character, though things do come a bit too easily, considering he has no eyes. While enhanced senses can do many things, he does seem to move around in each scene with little regard to the setting.
One of the best readings by Michael Page I have heard. I find some of his books sound too much alike but here he is spot on with the characters.
20 people found this helpful
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- LCNanny
- 05-09-14
Beautiful Tale
What did you love best about Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes?
I loved the magical parts of the story, where I didn't really know what magic was taking place until more of the story unfolded..which is the best, because it takes a great writer to do this effectively
What other book might you compare Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes to and why?
The Whatnot or The Peculiar, Both fantastic books that everyone, at every age should own & read over & over
Which character – as performed by Michael Page – was your favorite?
He did an outstanding performance and the range of voices for all characters combined to make a better story. Of course Peter had a courageous voice, and the ravens were stoic, the frog was subtle, and the villain was unlikable.
5 people found this helpful
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- Chad M. Armstrong
- 14-03-17
Loved!
7 year old son loved this book! Kept his attention for an entire 7 hour drive!
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- Gillian
- 16-04-17
Adventure! Whimsy! And CARNAGE...!!!
What a Five-Star book! Brilliantly performed by Michael Page who breathes life into every single word, every battle, every little picked lock, "Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes" is a rollicking story of adventures galore and courage and whimsy aplenty.
Filled with incredibly lovable characters (C'mon! Who is better than Sir Tode?), twists and turns, heroes and madmen, this book is sure to delight all ages. Sometimes you do indeed dip your toe into a passing bloodbath, but that's just because the stakes are so high for Peter and his companions. There are Ravens and sparrows, sea monsters and loyal dogfish, maniacal apes and adults who don't know what children are.
This is an absolute delight of a listen, hours that are spent in a glory of laughter and adventures and mishaps and petty thievery and hags who cast spells. Credit-worthy, and time-worthy indeed!
13 people found this helpful
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- Mermaid princess
- 19-10-17
a true feast of imagery
My elementary age kids and i absolutely love Peter nimble stories. we wish there were more.
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- Smith
- 07-06-15
Absolutely Fantastic
Truly remarkable. Jonathan Auxier is a wonderful story teller and Michael Page does an amazing job bringing the epic adventure to life. I highly recommend this audiobook especially if you happen to have little ones to enjoy it with.
5 people found this helpful
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- Valentine
- 15-12-15
Great fun
I'm entering my 2nd childhood and found Peter and friends great companions on my journey. Wonderfully narrated.
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-03-17
Best book in the world!
The book is out of the ordinary, full of adventure and very funny. (Child review)
2 people found this helpful