The Adventures Of Pinocchio From the Original Italian by Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio is the famous fictional character who first appeared in 1881. He has since starred in many adaptations of this story and others. Carved from a piece of pine by Geppetto, a wood carver in a small Italian village, Pinocchio was created as a wooden puppet who dreamt of becoming a real boy. He is known for having a long nose that becomes longer when he is telling a lie.

Carlo Collodi was born in Florence in Italy in 1826 and died in 1890. He was the eldest of ten children and like pinocchio was not a good student and was better known for his pranks than for his achievements. A librarian and then a volunteer in the Tuscan Army, Collodi also worked as a journalist and playwright. Pinocchio the story has been translated into most of the languages of the world. Ian Pedlow's 1974 translation leaves in a few of the Italian words, and is written in an easy to read style suitable for the children of today.