Pinocchio : cartoon classics / retold by Kate McMullan ; illustrated by Pascal LeMaitre.

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Title:

Pinocchio : cartoon classics / retold by Kate McMullan ; illustrated by Pascal LeMaitre.

Author:

McMullan, Kate

Lemaître, Pascal

ISBN:

9780805096996

Edition:

First edition

Publication Information:

New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

Physical Description:

134 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series:

Cartoon Classics

General Note:

"Christy Ottaviano books."

Abstract:

A lonely woodcutter creates a puppet that comes to life, but Pinocchio is more of a prankster than a pleasure until he learns that being a real boy is much more complicated than simply having fun.

Subject Term:

Fairy tales -- Juvenile fiction.

Puppets -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Lemaître, Pascal

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Summary

When a woodcutter discovers a piece of wood that speaks, he is quick to sell it to a poor puppet-maker named Gepetto. And Pinocchio, the walking, talking, lying puppet comes to life!

Pinocchio's adventures take him to the Field of Miracles, where a blind Cat and limping Fox trick him into giving up his money. He accidentally kills a Cricket and is later visited by its helpful ghost. He is cared for by the Blue Fairy and tricked into going to Toyland with his rambunctious schoolmates. And in the end, when his father has been swallowed by a giant shark, Pinocchio finally realizes how his ungrateful ways have hurt the person who most cared for him. As he tries to save Gepetto, he learns that being kind is the best way to repay kindness.

Kate McMullan's Pinocchio is the first book in an exciting new graphic chapter book series--Cartoon Classics--that features beloved stories for the contemporary visual reader.

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-5-Sold a talking piece of wood, a lonely wood carver named Geppetto creates a boy puppet and names him Pinocchio-a naughty puppet at that. Pinocchio kicks Geppetto and runs away. He soon realizes, however, that life as a puppet is not all it's cracked up to be and decides he wants to become a real boy. One day, when Pinocchio gets into some trouble and doesn't come home right away, Geppetto goes out looking for him, get caught in a storm, and waves to Pinocchio right as he is swallowed by a great shark. Alone and friendless, Pinocchio runs afoul of a murderous Cat and Fox, an angry farmer, a giant under the sea, a little man who turns boys into donkeys. With the help of a Blue Fairy, he survives, but will he ever get his wish of becoming a real boy? Will he find his father? Does Pinocchio have what it takes to be a real boy? McMullan and Lemaitre bring their vast array of skills together in a unique way that makes this illustrated version of a classic perfect for early chapter book readers. The pictures are detailed, eye-catching, and complementary of the text. McMullan stays true to the original story while making the text simple enough for young readers to enjoy. Fans of abridged classics, fantasy, and adventure will enjoy reading this newest version of this timeless classic.-Kira Moody, Whitmore Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this first title of the Cartoon Classics series, McMullan (the Myth-o-Mania series) and Lemaitre (A Pet Named Sneaker) bring Carlo Collodi's classic story to a chapter-book audience. McMullan hews to both the plot and serialized origins of the source material, so that the 36 brief chapters often read like standalone episodes in Pinocchio's quest to becoming a boy. Readers used to the Disney version of the story may be surprised by some of its violent moments: Pinocchio throws a wooden hammer at Cricket early on, killing him (he later magically resurrects), and bites off the paw of Cat, one of the two "murderers"; Blue Fairy dies of a broken heart after Pinocchio goes astray (she, too, resurrects). Done in Lemaitre's characteristic scraggly line, the two-color spot cartoons and sequential panels serve only as accompaniments to McMullan's prose, shouldering little storytelling duty. But they are full of energy, and Lemaitre gamely tackles the story's grimmer moments, balancing them with comic triumphs. McMullan embraces Pinocchio's stubbornness and selfishness, making his redemption that much more rewarding. Ages 7-10. Agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

The classic tale of the wooden boy who wants to become real gets a 21st-century update. McMullan presents readers with a straightforward retelling of Pinocchio's lies and trials based on the Carlo Collodi original. Those unfamiliar with that text will undoubtedly be surprised by what they find here. McMullan pulls no punches, recounting every step of the puppet's journey, even when it doesn't make much sense. Some will find the herky-jerky nature and bizarre violence of Collodi's original tale off-putting. Characters that die one moment (Cricket, Blue Fairy, etc.) may then walk about without any explanation for their resuscitations the next. Fortunately Lemaitre's art goes a long way toward softening some of the harsher elements of the tale, his cartoonish style offering a humanity and pathos to a character that might otherwise prove too flawed to love. The episodic nature of Pinocchio's adventuring (the original book was syndicated in newspapers) pairs remarkably well with this simple format for emerging readers. Despite the series titleCartoon Classicthe text-to-picture ratio slots this squarely in the early-chapter category rather than the graphic-novel section. A sharp, ultimately appealing corrective to Disney's better-known confection. (Fiction. 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

The Adventures of Pinocchio originally appeared serially in a Roman newspaper in the nineteenth century, and this volume the first installment in a new series of chapter books featuring classic stories with cartoon illustrations presents an adaptation simplified for early readers that retains most of the original plot points and themes. After he is carved from a magical log, Pinocchio tries to be a real boy, but he is selfish and callous and often gets into life-threatening situations. He is captured by murderers, threatened with fire, stabbed in the back, and even hung from a tree! But Blue Fairy sees a good heart in scampish Pinocchio, and even though it takes many tries to get it right, he eventually learns how to be kind, generous, and diligent, and, as a reward, he becomes a real boy. LeMaitre's loose and sketchy illustrations leaven the sometimes macabre story with comically exaggerated faces and playful page layouts. Each brief chapter contains one exciting episode with a cliff-hanger ending a useful format for emerging readers who don't yet have the patience for longer narratives.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2010 Booklist

Excerpts

CHAPTER ONE MR. CHERRY ONCE there was a piece of wood. When Mr. Cherry the carpenter saw it, he said, "This will make a fine table leg." As he raised his hatchet to chop the bark off, a little voice said, "Who said that?" cried Mr. Cherry. He looked around. No one was there. Again he raised his hatchet-- WHACK! "Ouch!" cried the little voice. "Stop that!" shouted Mr. Cherry, and he threw the wood against the wall. BAM! Mr. Cherry listened. He didn't hear the voice, so he picked up the wood and began scraping off the rough spots. "That tickles!" laughed the little voice, and Mr. Cherry fainted-- THUD! CHAPTER TWO GEPPETTO KNOCK-KNOCK! "Who's there?" called Mr. Cherry. "Geppetto!" cried a poor wood carver, and in he came. "I want to make a puppet," he said. "A singing, dancing puppet to help me earn my bread. Will you give me wood for my puppet?" "Gladly!" Mr. Cherry held out the talking piece of wood. All at once, the wood began to shake. It flew out of Mr. Cherry's hand and struck Geppetto's leg. "Ow!" yelled Geppetto. "Why did you throw that wood at me?" "I didn't," cried Mr. Cherry. "You did!" cried Geppetto. The two had a terrible fight, but it ended with a handshake. Geppetto took the piece of wood and limped home to his cottage. CHAPTER THREE PINOCCHIO "I AM your daddy," Geppetto said as he carved a head and eyes onto the piece of wood. "And you are my Pinocchio." Geppetto carved a nose. It began to grow! He carved a mouth. The puppet stuck out his tongue. He carved arms and hands. The puppet pulled Geppetto's hair. He carved legs and feet. The puppet kicked him. "Bad boy!" cried Geppetto. But he showed his wooden son how to walk by putting one foot in front of the other. No sooner could Pinocchio walk than he began to run. He ran out the door and down the street. Geppetto ran after him, but the puppet ran faster. People laughed to see the chase. "Catch him!" Geppetto called to a pair of police officers. An officer grabbed Pinocchio by the nose. "The puppet's only having fun," said a man. "Geppetto has a temper," said a woman. "He will break that puppet to bits!" "Is that right?" said the officer. He set Pinocchio down. The puppet took off running. And Geppetto? The officers took him to jail. Text copyright © 2014 by Kate McMullan Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Pascal Lemaitre Excerpted from Pinocchio All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Publisher's Weekly Review

Kirkus Review

Booklist Review

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