Set in the Tuscan region of Italy in the 1800s, Carlo Collodi&rsquo;s classic children&#39;s fantasy novel &quot;The Adventures of Pinocchio&quot; follows the misadventures of a living wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy and his poor puppeteer father.&nbsp;<br />The story was initially published as a serial in a weekly children&#39;s magazine; due to reader demand, it was later turned into a book in 1883. &quot;The Adventures of Pinocchio&quot;, translated into more than 260 languages, is considered one of the most important pieces of both Italian literature and children&#39;s literature.<br />&quot;The Adventures of Pinocchio&quot; is perhaps best known as the basis for the 1940 Disney film.