Author Description

"When the wood-carver Geppetto wishes for his son, he never imagines that his wish will be granted - until his newest creation, a puppet he named Pinocchio, comes to life. For Pinocchio to become the real boy Geppetto wants, he must learn to be brave, truthful and unselfish. But he'll need help. Along with his fast-talking conscience, Jiminy Cricket, and a determined puppeteer named Fabiana, Pinocchio gets swept up in a madcap misadventure that takes him from the glittering lights of a marionette theatre to the sinister thrills of Pleasure Island and the depths of a monster's stomach. But with every new danger, Pinocchio begins to question what being a real boy truly means. After all, sometimes the things we wish for aren't the things we actually need"--Publisher's description.