u003cpu003eThe old wood-carver Geppetto decides to make a wonderful puppet which can dance and turn somersaults, but by chance he chooses an unusual piece of wood - and the finished puppet can talk and misbehave like the liveliest child. But Pinocchio is brave and inquisitive as well as naughty, and after some hair-raising adventures, he earns his heart's desire.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003e u003c/pu003eu003cpu003e Heart-warming introduction by John Boyne, author of u003ciu003eBoy in the Striped Pyjamasu003c/iu003e.u003c/pu003e