Pinocchio (Puffin Classics)

Being a classic, Pinocchio often appears in hardback editions with heavy pages. That’s fine for collectors. But it’s nice to have a light, easy-to-carry copy if you plan on reading and re-reading this wonderful book. And people who think the original story is exactly like the Disney version will be in for a surprise. The book goes into Pinocchio’s personality in way more detail, and there are many more characters, situations and places to enjoy reading about. Here and there, it is a tad preachy, but still it’s a delightful story, full of adventure, emotion, and deep-felt love and devotion. It’s easy to see why this Italian book from 1882 still ranks with children and adults as a continual favorite.

Pinocchio is an Italian children's book that is well worth reading. I have never read this book until now and had only known it from the Walt Disney movie. As with most films, the book is much better. In this case, it is almost an entirely different story.The Disney movie makes the story of Pinocchio sound like a whimsical fantasy about a puppet who wants to be a real boy. The film is all about "when you wish upon a star." The book, on the other hand, starts with a naughty sentient piece of wood. Gepetto is tricked into taking the wood and making a marionette. Immediately, Pinocchio is alive causing Gepetto heartache and trouble, but the woodcarver still calls Pinocchio his son without hesitation. The story follows Pinocchio from one stubborn and foolish choice after another where he reaps the full consequences of his choices being saved only from death. By the end of the book, Pinocchio learns wisdom and virtue the hard way. When Pinocchio becomes a real boy, it is synonymous with being a well-behaved boy. The Story is about listening to good advice and those who love you.I read quite a few reviews which criticized this book for being harsh. It is harsh in the way tradition fairy tales are. Magical and arbitrary thing happen to magnify Pinocchio's choices. The consequences of his choices often lead to near death experiences. The characters tell Pinnochio the truth about his behavior without a filter. The message of the book says that even a boy is responsible for his own choices. This is certainly not the popular sentiment today.I enjoyed this book more than I expected. I also saw layers and layers of wisdom in this spectacular fantasy story. The way the false friends used Pinnochio like a puppet makes sense of what he is versus a real boy. The unconditional love of Gepetto and the fairy show the actions of loving parents. The various adventure translates into the kind of temptations on experiences in life. I believe this would be a good story for children eight years old and older, but they may not grasp the hidden wisdom in the book until much later. Pinocchio is a book well worth reading and rightfully a classic.

A rascal of a toy becomes a kindhearted boy. It is old-school storytelling at its best. Carlo Collodi is a Florentin master.

Our kids loved reading this! Not scary.

This classic book is so enjoyable to children and adults as well! It is full of humor, adventure, and wonderful life lessons!

It is a pleasure reading the Everyman's classic books. I read both their children's series and the adult series. These books are the kind you want to hand down to the next generation. Pinocchio does not disappoint. This is not the Disney version. It is the original. It also contains many illustrations to add to the atmosphere of the story. If you are considering this edition, you will not regret it.

Let me just say…this is not the sweet little Pinocchio you grew up with. I had no idea the original story was this dark! Bought it for my second grader and we had to stop not far into the book because it was waaaay too upsetting to him!

My child loves his new book

Black stain liking to oil covers the bottoms and back of the book-poor condition

Its surerly is the best book ever.. A true classic as well as interesting read.. it can be read eagerly by a child as well as it can serve for any age.. u can reagard it as a coffee table book or a travelling companion or a classic or a modern adventure fantasy or simply a story book.. It can be read light as breeze in many sittings episode wise or in one go.. best quality is it's simplicity with characters like Gepetto, Pinocchio & blue-haired fairy.. One must read it to believe how endearing a book it is..

The stories were short enough to keep the reader interested. They were well written and certainly suitable for young children to read or have read to them.

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Beautiful book by Everyman's Library collection. The binding looks strong and paper quality is good. There are about eight coloured illustrations and numerous black and white ones. It's a classic children's book, now in binding that can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike.As for the product delivery, it was right on time. I do have one complain though, since I had ordered two books from the same seller, I would have appreciated if they had packaged them together, so as to reduce the packaging material required to deliver two books. I don't mind a little delay if it saves the environment.