. . . . "The Adventures of Pinocchio"@en . . . . . "The Adventures of Pinocchio (/p\u026A\u02C8no\u028Aki.o\u028A/, US dict: p\u012D\u00B7n\u014D\u2032\u00B7k\u0113\u00B7\u014D; Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio [le avven\u02C8ture di pi\u02C8n\u0254kkjo]) is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto."@en . . . .