Every child knows about Pinocchio, the

wooden puppet who comes to life and

discovers that his nose grows longer

every time he tells a lie - but there is

much more to the original story than that.

Meet the friendly old puppeteer Geppetto

and watch as his creation struggles

through a web of challenges, developing

from an egotistical child into a boy who

understands that others have feelings

too.

Every parent will recognize Pinocchio s

traits - the abhorrence of hypocrisy, the

stubbornness, laziness, and his

propensity to lie and lie, digging a deeper

hole for himself with every word. Collodi s

character is an hilarious psychological

study of the selfishness of childhood, as

well as an addictively well-told story.