Based on the 1883 Italian children's book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, the new Pinocchio follows a similar whimsical look and atmosphere of the 1940 Disney cartoon.

But, for some reason, “Pinocchio” does ... and Anna Kraczyna write in the introduction to their new translation of “The Adventures of Pinocchio” (Penguin Classics).

Initially, it was serialized in a children’s magazine and Collodi abruptly ended the puppet’s adventures ... “Pinocchio” is also in his office.Credit...Gianni Cipriano for The New York ...