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Pinocchio|Carlo Collodi

Overview

An introduction by Guillermo del Toro, director of the Academy Award-winning Netflix original movie

"It took one look at Gris' design for me to be convinced that... this was 'the' Pinocchio."--Guillermo del Toro

This edition has the full text of the original Pinocchio with a mixture of full-page and spot illustrations in black and white integrated in the text, in pen-and-ink style. The ink is sepia brown. Once there was a lonely woodcutter named Geppetto-who dreamed of having a boy of his own. So one day he carved a boy out of wood and named him Pinocchio. When the puppet comes to life, it's Geppetto's dream come true. Except Pinocchio turns out to be not such a nice boy after all. Pinocchio enjoys nothing better than creating mischief and playing mean tricks. As he discovers, being bad is much more fun than being good. For a while, anyway. Happily for Pinocchio, he will learn that there is much more to being a real boy than having fun. A magical tale that has entertained children of all ages for more than a hundred years, this lavishly and gorgeously illustrated new edition is the perfect introduction of a timeless classic to a new generation of readers. And that's no lie

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781250898395
  • ISBN-10: 1250898390
  • Publisher: Tor Books
  • Publish Date: January 2023
  • Dimensions: 8.26 x 5.4 x 0.56 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 224
  • Reading Level: Ages 13-17

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