THE story of Pinocchio begins in Florence, Italy, where Carlo Lorenzini (1826-1890) was born. In 1881, Lorenzini wrote the story of Pinocchio under the pen name Carlo Collodi. His opening paragraph compares the king to a piece of wood. Perhaps satire and political criticism aimed at the monarchy.

The piece of wood transformed into Pinocchio, whose charming story successfully became the first literary work for Italian children. The best-sell