"The Adventures of Pinocchio" follows the journey of a wooden puppet named Pinocchio, created by the woodcarver Geppetto. Pinocchio dreams of becoming a real boy, but his adventure is fraught with challenges and moral lessons. He encounters various characters, including the cunning Fox and Cat, the kind Blue Fairy, and a wise Cricket, who guide him on his journey. Each escapade teaches him the importance of honesty, bravery, and love. Despite his mischievous tendencies and penchant for telling lies—each causing his nose to grow—Pinocchio strives to learn and ultimately discover what it truly means to be human. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2002 by Simply Read Books .

Carlo Collodi (1826-90) was an Italian journalist, playwright and novelist who achieved worldwide fame with his children's classic Pinocchio. Charles Dickens (1812 - 70) is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age and remains widely read all over the world. Toby Forward has worked full time as a writer for many years. His first writing was for the BBC Radio 4 series Morning Story. He is the author of the widely-acclaimed Wyvern Quartet, The Wolf's Story and the highly regarded fantasy novel series - the Flaxfield Quartet. Toby writes for all ages from picture books to adult fiction. He currently lives in Liverpool. Iassen Ghiuselev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1964. His outstanding illustrations of children's classics have been published and exhibited internationally and have accorded him the prestigious Bologna Book Fair Prize and a Silver Medal from the American Society of Illustrators. In his interpretation of Dickens' masterpiece, Ghiuselev conjures up the dark world of Oliver Twist through detailed illustrations superbly drafted in pencil, ink and layers of egg tempera.