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.