What is Pinocchio?
[[Image:Pinocchio.jpg|thumb|right|Pinocchio by Enrico Mazzanti (1852-1910) - the first illustrator (1883) of Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino]] '''Pinocchio''' is a [[fictional character]] from the 1883 book ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'' by [[Carlo Collodi]]. Pinocchio is a [[puppet]], made by [[wood carver]], Geppetto. When he tells lies, his nose gets longer. Pinocchio learns about being a real life boy and wants to be a real human being instead of a puppet made of wood and strings. The most well-known and beloved version of the story is the 1940 [[animation|animated]] [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] movie ''[[Pinocchio (1940 movie)|Pinocchio]]''. The other two most famous and beloved versions and adaptations of the story are from the [[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio|Mexican Guillermo Del Toro]] and the [[Un burattino di nome Pinocchio|Italian Giuliano Cenci]]. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|Pinocchio}} {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Characters in written fiction]]