Pinocchio in Africa

After meeting various animals in a traveling circus, and, making friends with them, Pinocchio becomes enchanted with the idea of going to Africa. Many authors have given Pinocchio new adventures and taken him all over the world. This pro-colonial book in which Pinocchio is named "Emperor and King of all the African kings," is one of the first.

"Pinocchio is the favorite hero of Italian children, and any writer of children's stories finds himself privileged to add another...
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After meeting various animals in a traveling circus, and, making friends with them, Pinocchio becomes enchanted with the idea of going to Africa. Many authors have given Pinocchio new adventures and taken him all over the world. This pro-colonial book in which Pinocchio is named "Emperor and King of all the African kings," is one of the first.

"Pinocchio is the favorite hero of Italian children, and any writer of children's stories finds himself privileged to add another chapter to his remarkable adventures and exploits. The original story, by Collodi, was the tale of the wooden marionette who after disciple and effort became a real boy. The marionette's self-conceit, his luck in danger, his extraordinary assumptions, and the whimsical nonsense of his various undertakings are capable of unlimited extension, and his reappearance in each new book is eagerly welcomed by his child friends." The Christian Register, Volume 90, January 5, 1911

"Of all the stories written for the children of Italy, Collodi's 'Pinocchio' has met with the highest of favor. The wooden marionette, whose adventures are there set forth, immediately became the hero of juvenile romance. Italian artists and story-tellers found in him a delightful subject, and various books, by different authors, now celebrate his exploits. Brought across the seas he was welcomed by American children, who will be eager to read, in this new volume, of his travels in Africa. With characteristic effrontery Pinocchio attempts to play a great part, which leads him into many fantastic situations. The moral, as in Collodi's masterpiece, is obvious without being disagreeable, and the author has been thoroughly loyal to the original conception of his marionette hero." -Journal of Education, Volumes 75-76, January 4, 1912

"All children are delighted with the marionette-hero created by the famous Italian writer, Collodi. In this volume, the adventures of the little wooden puppet are continued into Africa, the historian of his exploits being another Italian writer, Angelo Patri, who is thoroughly loyal to the original conception, so dear to the hearts of all little people." -The Kindergarten-primary Magazine, Volume 24, September, 1911