Pinocchio

<p><b>One of the most widely read books of all time, Carlo Collodi's <i>Pinocchio </i>is a riotous, tragicomic tale that will charm young and old with its endearing blend of mischief and magic.<br><br>Now a criticially acclaimed film, awarded the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, directed by Guillermo del Toro.</b><br><br>Part of the Macmillan Collector&rsquo;s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of <i>Pinocchio </i>features the charming illustrations of the classic British illustrator Charles Folkard and an afterword by Anna South.<br><br>Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio &ndash; a walking, talking, wooden boy &ndash; into the world. The naughty, selfish puppet heads off into the world and encounters all manner of unusual and dangerous characters on his adventures, undergoing a series of fiendishly imaginative trials &ndash; among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey &ndash; that will lead him to self-knowledge. Along the way he will be helped by a beautiful fairy, a talking cricket and his loving father as he learns how to become what he most longs to be &ndash; a real boy.</p>