{"product_id":"pinocchio-an-illuminated-edition-9781948886093","title":"Pinocchio: An Illuminated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eMike Mignola (creator of \u003ci\u003eHELLBOY\u003c\/i\u003e) and Lemony Snicket (author of \u003ci\u003eA SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS\u003c\/i\u003e) invent an entirely new vision of \u003ci\u003ePINOCCHIO--\u003c\/i\u003ea bizarre and riveting new adventure through a beloved tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn oversized slipcase art book elaborately illustrated by Mignola and extensively annotated by Snicket--in the form of inserted typewritten missives from the brink of madness. An old marionette given startling and charming new life in an edition like no other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarlo Collodi's classic stands as one of the strangest and darkest texts ever to be beloved by generations of children worldwide. Now, in this new Illuminated Edition from Beehive, it receives a full-text annotation from one of our great contemporary authors, and a vast suite of over fifty illustrations from one of the modern masters of illustration and visual storytelling. Together, Mignola and Snicket walk us through the wilds of Collodi's masterpiece and reintroduce us to its odd, wonderful music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnicket's annotations are presented on typewritten sheets, inserted by Snicket as his confrontation with Carlo Collodi's text drives him slowly mad. Across over one hundred annotations, and sixty two removable pages slipped in amongst Collodi's text, a parallel story of a writer's journey through this great Italian fable unfolds. Snicket isn't here to explain \u003ci\u003ePINOCCHIO\u003c\/i\u003e, or to give you historical context--he is encountering the text alongside you, speaking with it in the lyrical, hilarious, and poignantly insightful voice that makes him one of one of the great storytellers of our age. Mike Mignola's artwork populates Collodi's shadowed puppet-world with wonders, horrors, helpers, enigmas and everything in between, breathing new life into the charm, gloom and chaos of this beloved tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning new entry in Beehive Books' celebrated, award-winning Illuminated Editions series, this volume is housed in a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9x12\" trim format.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIKE MIGNOLA\u003c\/b\u003e is best known as the award-winning creator\/writer\/artist of \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis and visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on both \u003ci\u003eHellboy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHellboy 2: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e films. Mignola lives in southern California with his wife and cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEMONY SNICKET\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of far too many books, including the four-volume \u003ci\u003eAll The Wrong Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, the thirteen-volume \u003ci\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/i\u003e, and the single-volume \u003ci\u003ePoison for Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e, and has won several dubious and\/or notorious awards, most recently the Charlotte Zolotow Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Peabody Award for an alleged television adaptation of his work. He is represented in all legal, literary and social matters by Daniel Handler, the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eWe Are Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll The Dirty Parts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBottle Grove\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCARLO COLLODI\u003c\/b\u003e was an Italian author, humorist and journalist, widely known for his beloved fairy tale novel \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Pinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e, a book which has been translated into more languages than any book besides the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beehive Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892146311442,"sku":"9781948886093","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec85445d-b297-471a-9819-8ff6eaa3125c.jpg?v=1738178116","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pinocchio-an-illuminated-edition-9781948886093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}