Books published by publisher Giunti

This beautifully illustrated pop-up book from Giunti, the publisher of the original Pinocchio book by C. Collodi, has retold the story in a three dimensional format and now his nose does not pop-up! Tony Wolf's illustrations were enhanced by the graphic design and elaboration by Rossana Papagni. Once upon a time there was a joiner named Geppetto who made a wooden puppet.

Ortone è un elefante molto sensibile, quindi dapprima si rifiuta di esaudire l'insolita richiesta, ma infine si presta ad aiutare la sua amica Giodola, una frivola allodola che decide di andare in vacanza perché di covare ne ha abbastanza. Ortone resiste alle intemperie del tempo e alle risate canzonatorie dei suoi compagni della foresta e mai lascia incustodito il piccolo uovo che gli hanno affidato. Ma il suo sforzo viene premiato e finalmente si apre l'uovo che tanto ha covato. The book is about an elephant named Horton, who is convinced by an irresponsible bird named Mayzie to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which proves to last for months. Naturally, the absurd sight of an elephant sitting atop a tree makes quite a scene. Horton is laughed at by his jungle friends, exposed to the elements, captured by hunters, forced to endure a terrible sea voyage, and finally placed in a traveling circus. When the egg hatches, the creature that emerges is a cross between Horton and Mayzie, and Horton and the baby are returned to the jungle.