Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.
This edition of "Pinocchio" includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Elizabeth Engstrom.
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!
This was not what I expected. I'm not sure what I did expect but it wasn't this. It was better than I had thought it might be though. It reads like a fable or folktale, with morals and lessons. Or maybe an echo of Candide, albeit a less traumatic tale. It was darker and funnier than the Disney version - and the whole nose growing thing and the Talking Cricket play much smaller parts than I realised. Easy enough read.
