Pinocchio's creator and father Geppetto's loves him dearly and although Pinocchio loves him just as much, the wayward puppet finds it almost impossible to be the good, loving son he wishes to be. More than anything, Pinocchio longs to be a real boy and the Blue Fairy promises to grant his wish if he can prove that he is brave, loyal and honest. But Pinocchio loves having fun and he's easily tempted into making the wrong choices. Before long he is drawn into a series of magical and often frightening adventures - will he ever learn the difference between good and bad? Carlo Collodi's classic story of the wayward puppet Pinocchio is vividly brought to life by Roberto Innocenti's stunning illustrations.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Carlo Collodi (1826-90) was an Italian journalist, playwright and novelist who achieved worldwide fame with his children's classic Pinocchio. Ruth Vander Zee (Author) Ruth was brought up in Chicago. At the age of forty, she decided to get her college degree in education and later began writing stories for children. Ruth and her husband Vern live in Miami, Florida. Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator) Roberto Innocenti was born in 1940 in Bagno a Ripoli, a small town near Florence. Never having attended art school, he went to Rome to work in an animation studio. Returning to Florence, he began designing books and illustrating film and theatre posters. He has illustrated Pinocchio, A Christmas Carol, J. Patrick Lewis's The Last Resort and Ruth Vander Zee's Erika's Story. He lives in Florence with his wife.