Carved from wood by old Gepetto, the walking, talking puppet Pinocchio has an enormous nose that grows even longer whenever he tells a lie, and this translation by Mary Alice Murray brings us one of the best-loved children’s tales of all time. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he tumbles into all sorts of mischief: he runs off to join a puppet show, falls in with a rascally fox and a wily cat, and plays truant from school with dreadful consequences. It takes the conscience of a talking cricket, together with Pinocchio’s guardian fairy, to restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others.
ISBN 13: 9781853261602
Author: Carlo Collodi
