The children's story Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is a classic and has inspired various other works.

A graphic novel partly based on the book will be published in September 2009. The graphic novel is titled Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and offers an unofficial alternative version of the traditional story. In it, the boy Pinocchio remains a wooden puppet and battles vampires with his wooden nose.http://slg-news.livejournal.com/345996.html

1. The word "Pinocchio" is Tuscan for "pine nut"
2. Has been adapted for film more than 14 times

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1940: Disney's animated Pinocchio

• 1957: Pinocchio TV movie

• 1960: The New Adventures of Pinocchio TV series

• 1965: Pinocchio in Outer Space

• 1972: Le Avventure di Pinocchio Italian mini-series

• 1976: Pinocchio TV movie

• 1984: Animated The Adventures of Pinocchio film

• 1987: Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

• 1996: The Adventures of Pinocchio

• 1996: Pinocchio's Revenge

• 2002: Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio

• Amazon.com: Pinocchio books, Pinocchio toys and Pinocchio DVDs

• Disney: Pinocchio Store

• eBay: Pinocchio auctions

• Art.com: Pinocchio Prints

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