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!

卡洛·科洛迪（Carlo Collodi）原名卡爾洛·洛倫齊尼，1826年11月24日齣生在意大利托斯坎納地區一個叫科洛迪的小鎮。他的筆名便是由這個小鎮的名稱而來。科洛迪精通法文，曾翻譯過法國貝羅的童話，為廣大小讀者所喜愛。

科洛迪一生中，曾寫過許多短篇小說、隨筆、評論，然而最著名的要數他寫給孩子們看的童話故事，這些童話想像力豐富，人物形象栩栩如生，情節麯摺動人，為他贏得瞭巨大的聲譽。

主要作品有：《小手杖》（1876）、《小木片》（1878）、《小手杖漫遊意大利》、《小手杖地理》、《小手杖文法》、《木偶奇遇記》、《眼睛和鼻子》（1881）、《快樂的故事》（1887），最後兩部作品是《愉快的符號》和《諷刺雜談》（1892）。