Travel for Kids: Collodi, Italy



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			Pinocchio Park – Long before Walt Disney, Pinocchio was a popular story in Italy, written by Carlo Collodi (pseudonym for Carlo Lorenzini) in 1881, and serialized in a children's newspaper. Younger kids will love the charming, old-fashioned Pinocchio Park in the small town of Collodi, near Florence. The park has statues and fountains of all the Pinocchio characters, and a delightful puppet show with all the familiar characters. (Never mind that the puppet show is in Italian.)

The Authentic Story of Pinocchio of Tuscany
Carlo Collodi, Roberto Ciabani

This wonderful translation of Pinocchio, from the Italian original, is unlike any other. Each chapter is a story-within-a-story, with unexpected adventures of Pinocchio. Young readers will enjoy Pinocchio as a roguish, spikey hero (far from the squishy cartoon character), illustrated with colorful paintings and drawings by a contemporary Italian artist. (Chapter book)

Pinocchio
C. Collodi, Ed Young

Ed Young casts the Pinocchio story as a puppet show on a paper stage, scenes and richly textured collages with the familiar cast of characters – Pinocchio, Geppetto, Cricket and Candlewick. Perfect for little kids. (Picture book)

(More children's books on other Italy pages)

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