 His drawings for Pinocchio were done in pen and watercolor, then engraved on wood .His designs for "Ciondolino" (1896) by Vamba, were made into etchings which were then "restituiti all'eleganza e alla grazia dell'originale" (returned to the elegance and grace of the original).He illustrated the works of many other well-known authors, including Luigi Capuana, Emma Perodi, Emilio Salgari and Alberto Cioci (1867-1925), who wrote a sequel to Pinocchio called "Lucignolo, l'amico di Pinocchio" (Candlewick, Pinocchio's Friend).