Icon Kids Classics Pinocchio

Written by Carlo Collodi

Narrated by Eden Giuliano and The Icon Players

11-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon!
The Adventures of Pinocchio, also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
It was originally published in a serial form as The Story of a Puppet in the Giornale per i bambini, one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. The story stopped after nearly 4 months and 8 episodes at Chapter 15, but by popular demand from readers, the episodes were resumed on 16 February 1882. In February 1883, the story was published in a single book. Since then, the spread of Pinocchio on the main markets for children's book of the time was continuous and uninterrupted, and it was met with enthusiastic reviews worldwide.
According to extensive research done by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi in the late 1990s and based on UNESCO sources, the book has been adapted in over 260 languages worldwide,while as of 2018 it has been translated into over 300 languages.That makes it the most translated non-religious book in the world and one of the best-selling books ever published, with over 80 million copies sold in recent years (the precise total sales are unknown because of the many public domain re-releases since 1940). According to Francelia Butler, it remains "the most translated Italian book and, after the Bible, the most widely read".

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Nov 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781982786809

Carlo Collodi

Carlo Collodi (1826–1890) is the pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, an Italian children’s writer. His most famous work, ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’, first appeared in 1880, published weekly in a newspaper for children. The novel’s eponymous character has transcended the page and taken on a life of his own, appearing in films, television, plays, and spinoff works.

Reviews for Icon Kids Classics Pinocchio

[Tim Walker · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is not the fun Disney story you remember! This book is much too dark and scary for kids... Pinocchio killed Jiminy Cricket, Got His Feet Burnt Off, was Hanged and Left for Dead, and much more.

[Gregory S Moss · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Everything the previous reviewer said but that’s what makes this good.