The adventures of a talking wooden puppet who became a real boy. Includes reading activities.

Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.

"Little Red likes to play by the rules. So when the narrator comes along and asks her to follow the story set out in her fairy tale, she grabs the basket for Grandma and goes. After all, she loves her grandma. But unfortunately, none of the other characters are quite what they're expecting.... As Little Red attempts to follow the narrator's directions (which, frankly, seem kind of dangerous!), she is beset by fill-in characters, confusing instructions,...

With his faithful friend Jiminy Cricket by his side, a wooden puppet embarks on fantastic adventures that test his bravery, loyalty, and honesty until he triumphs in his quest for his heart's desire: to become a real boy.

With his faithful friend Jiminy Cricket by his side, a wooden puppet embarks on fantastic adventures that test his bravery, loyalty, and honesty until he triumphs in his quest for his hearts desire: to become a real boy.

Hurry, today's fairy tale is about to begin! Wings beating furiously, panting for breath, the Little Fairy pushes a giant black book into position. She waves her magic wand. The page turns. Suddenly, the front cover slams shut, squashing the Little Fairy inside. In these alightly altered versions, the wolf joins a 12-step program, Snow White's mirror gives stock reports and the Ugly Duckling goes under the knife, only to discover he could have made...