No. 1 of 10 · Collodi & Copeland

It Was Too Warm

Pictures by Charles Copeland·Words by Carlo Collodi

Charles Copeland's engraving shows Pinocchio meeting his father at the door, paired with Carlo Collodi's quiet exchange in which a father explains away the coat he sold with a modest 'It was too warm.' Copeland drew these pictures for an American edition of Collodi's tale in 1904. For a dad who gives more than he lets on.

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Inside, it says

“Where's your coat, Father?” “I have sold it.” “Why did you sell your coat?” “It was too warm.” Carlo Collodi, 1883

On the back

Carlo Collodi's tale of the wooden puppet who longed to become a real boy, first told in Florence in 1883. Charles Copeland drew these pictures for an American edition in 1904.

A card for

• Father’s Day