One of the most widely read books of all time, Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio is a riotous, tragicomic tale that will charm young and old with its endearing blend of mischief and magic. Now a criticially acclaimed film, awarded the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Part of the Macmillan Collector’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 Pinocchio features the charming illustrations of the classic British illustrator Charles Folkard and an afterword by Anna South. Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio – a walking, talking, wooden boy – 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 – among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey – 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 – a real boy.
| ISBN: | 9781509842902 |
| Publication date: | 21st September 2017 |
| Author: | Carlo Collodi, Anna South |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |