Pinocchio Author:Carlos Collodi aka Carlo Lorenzini The classic tale of literature's most beloved puppet. Pinocchio, a lonely woodcarver's puppet, comes to life, runs away, and gets into much trouble. The wooden hero tells lies, gets robbed by a sly cat and fox, and is swallowed by a hungry shark before he learns that good deeds, not bad, will help him to fulfill his dream of becoming a real boy.