Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet follows the adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie and who wanted more than anything else to become a real boy.As carpenter Master Antonio begins to carve a block of pinewood into a leg for his table the log shouts out, "Don't strike me too hard!" Frightened by the talking log, Master Cherry does not know what to do until his neighbor Geppetto drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette. Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. And thus begins the life of Pinocchio, the puppet that turns into a boy.Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet is a novel for children by Carlo Collodi is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father and woodcarver Geppetto. It is considered a classic of children's literature and has spawned many derivative works of art. But this is not the story we've seen in film but the original version full of harrowing adventures faced by Pinnocchio. It includes 40 illustrations.

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Escape into the enchanting tale of Pinocchio, the puppet whose greatest wish is to be a real boy.

Pinocchio is a puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. But to do that, first he'll have to learn to be kind and polite - and stop telling lies! Then his nose might stop growing too! Part of the beloved Fairytale Classics series.

"Pinocchio is a puppet, but he wants to be a real boy. Can he be good enough to change? Read to find out."--Back cover.