一位贫苦的木匠老人雕刻了一个木偶男孩，像对待儿子一样为他穿上衣服、戴上帽子，在寒冷的冬天卖了自己仅有的一件棉衣给他买了识字课本。但是调皮的木偶不爱学习也不爱劳动。他轻信坏蛋的话，使他卷入一个又一个的麻烦和灾难。一系列的事件教育了他，使他懂得了劳动的意义，也使他懂得了关心和爱，他的愿望终于变成了现实。

世界名著，英语缩写本。生词有汉语注释，句式变化也较少。但也反映了当代英语的语言特点，是在欧洲学多国家甚至英语国家畅销的英语读物。适合阅读理解能力不是很强的中学生以及刚进大学的学生阅读。

1. Just a Piece of Wood
2. The Wise Cricket
3. A Father' s Love
4. The Puppet Theater
5. The Puppeteer
6. The Cat and the Fox
7. The Good Fairy
8. Learning Lessons
9. The Road Toward Trouble
10. The Field of Miracles
11. Left Alone
12. The Island of Busyness
13. Pinocchio Tries to Be Good
14. Bad Friends
15. The Sad Accident 1. Just a Piece of Wood
2. The Wise Cricket
3. A Father' s Love
4. The Puppet Theater
5. The Puppeteer
6. The Cat and the Fox
7. The Good Fairy
8. Learning Lessons
9. The Road Toward Trouble
10. The Field of Miracles
11. Left Alone
12. The Island of Busyness
13. Pinocchio Tries to Be Good
14. Bad Friends
15. The Sad Accident
16. Candlewick
17. A Donkey' s Life
18. The Shark's Swallowed Surprise
19. Old and New Friends
20. Home Sweet Home