E. SALE! Pinocchio with Reflections on a Father's Love

The story of Pinocchio is the story of humanity. Reading Pinocchio alongside the insightful commentary, Reflections on a Father's Love, makes the text come alive in a way that is nothing short of remarkable. Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, is the third most translated literary work, behind the Bible and The Little Prince. This deceptively simple tale packs a metaphysical punch. Entertaining through and through, the novel also explores the nature of freedom, reason, memory, grace, and sacrifice, ultimately pointing us to discover the meaning of our lives – to become real (authentically human) through love. This tale has nothing to do with “wishing upon a star,” but rather opening your heart to the grace that wounds, heals and saves In his extraordinary commentary, Franco Nembrini reveals the uncompromising truth at the core of this adventure: we were made by and for God, the Father who loves us and seeks us, who forgives us, and waits patiently for our return to him. We witness this in Geppetto’s sacrificial love, undying despite Pinocchio’s pride and the puppet’s delinquent descent into an underworld of misbehavior before, the great reversal with the prodigal Pinocchio’s saving, acts of love for the man who made him, which quickens his transformation into a real boy at last.