This book is the result of a cooperation between kindergarden, primary, lower and  high schools of Italy,  Austria, Germany, Poland, Greece, Estonia, Bulgaria. The cooperation goes back to an eTwinning  ambassadors course: Laura Bozzi, ambassador of Toscana,  invited other ambassadors to work with the Small schools network.  The need of opening up to European dimension 

as well as spreading eTwinning was also
supported by Trentino Alto Adige ambassador, 

Maria Elena Picone, who came up with the idea of 

remixing the traditional and internationally popular

story of Pinocchio using a variety of media. 
Enjoy our book !

First year activities with Kamishibai and our musical 

The making of Pinocchio Remix during 
our job shadowing in Berlin, November 2024. 

exchanging materials and writing letters to kindergarden partners

Mixed aged plurilingual workshops on emotions, Bolzano

The winner logo 

In this picture a group of 8 students and 3 teachers from 

Makrochori High School, Greece are visiting Istituto 
Comprensivo Bolzano 6,  Italy in February 2025. 
They are celebrating the 20. anniversary of eTwinning  
and decorating the main hall together.  
Besides getting to know each other in person, they are  

working on this book, the texts, the voices, the 

illustrations and bookmark logo. It was an unforgettable 
week for all of us.   
On the top right corner there is one of the winner logos made 

for the Greek mobility in Italy.

I N D E X 

A piece of wood 

Mr. Cherry

Geppetto

The escape

The fairy

The fox and the cat

The ghost 

The arcobalenA

The dinosaur

Fairy Ondina and fata Berlina 
A new me

Auntie Izabela

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. 

This is the story of Pinocchio.

Well not really... this is our story: 
this is  Pinocchio Remix. 

Mr. Cherry is a carpenter. 

He has got a very red nose like a cherry. 

He is working a piece of wood. 

He hears a voice: 

“No, no please stop. Don’t hurt me !!".

The piece of wood can speak! 

Mr. Cherry is scared: ”Who is it ?“ 

Pinocchio: “It’s me. Please stop! ”

Mr. Geppetto has got short grey hair, a long nose, big ears, green eyes. 

He is not happy. He is sad. He is lonely.

He is wearing a yellow and orange T-shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes. 

Geppetto knocks at the door of Mr. Cherry: “Knock knock !”

Mr, Cherry: “ Who is it ? “

Geppetto: “ It’ s me Geppetto.”

Mr. Cherry: “Come in “

Geppetto: ”Good morning Mr. Cherry how are you ? I am lonely. Can I have some wood to make a puppet please ? “ 

Mr. Cherry “ Good morning Geppetto, of course here you are.”

Geppetto: ”Thank you. See you tomorrow”

Mr. Cherry: “Good bye Geppetto.“  

Geppetto goes home. His workshop is in South Tyrol. Geppetto is carving a wooden puppet, while the warm light of a fire illuminates the room.

Geppetto sighs: "If only I had someone to keep me company in this cold mountain air, perhaps this puppet... Pinocchio..could be that someone." 

He is working the piece of wood: he is making a puppet with two eyes, two ears, two legs, arms, hands, feet. 

What can Pinocchio do ? He can speak, jump, kick, run. 

And so he does: he runs away.

Geppetto: “Help help, stop Pinocchio ! Catch him please“

The police catch Pinocchio and put him in prison.

Pinocchio is lonely, angry, hungry, thirsty.  

Geppetto is standing outside the prison.

(Grotta di Vitozza, Toscana).

He is sad and confused. 

What can he do ?

The escape 

Characters: Pinocchio, cat, fox, police

Problem: Pinocchio is in prison 

Feelings: happy, sad, angry

Solution: the fairy helps saving Pinocchio

Authors:  text by Scuola primaria Manzoni, Italy (Nizar, Adelina, Shaza) and Scuola secondaria Foscolo (Iris, Sebastian), drawings of the fox and the cat by Grundschule Carlbergergasse (Austria)  

Voiced by: Scuola primaria Manzoni

Pinocchio is in prison and meets the fox and the cat. 

They want to escape from prison.  

Geppetto goes to prison to rescue Pinocchio but he can’t find him.

Geppetto: “ Police police, where is Pinocchio ?? “ 

Police: “The fox and the cat have kidnapped him "

Geppetto: “ Oh no, please save my Pinocchio !“. 

Police look for Pinocchio all around Bolzano, the Dolomites, rivers and lakes. 

Near Bolzano there is a beautiful lake, Carezza lake. The legend says that a beautiful fairy, fairy Ondina lives there. Fairy Ondina can sing. She has got a magic voice.

Police ask Fairy Ondina: " Have you seen Pinocchio ? Can you help us please ?"

Ondina sings" Pinooooccchiooooo ..."  

Pinocchio:" I am here please help me !"

The police find Pinocchio in the woods and arrest the fox and the cat.  Pinocchio says: “Thank you, thank your for helping me,  you have saved me !”

The fairy

CHARACTERS: Pinocchio, Fairy Ondina 

PROBLEM: Pinocchio is sick

FEELINGS: happy 

SOLUTION: the fairy helps Pinocchio

AUTHORS: text and drawings by Manzoni Primary,  (Aleandra, Arbi, Alex ) Foscolo, Lower Sec. Italy (Giacomo, Mounir, Alessio); drawing of Pinocchio by Finow Schule, Germany

VOICED BY: Makrochori High School, Greece and Manzoni Primary

Pinocchio, after the kidnap, is sick and asks for help: 

“Fairy Ondina can you help me please ? I've got a cold” and he sneezes. Ondina helps him getting better with a magic pill. Pinocchio is happy.

The day after, Ondina is sick, she has a sore throat and can’t sing. Pinocchio helps her with a magic drink, a Blondine. Pinocchio and Ondina are happy. 
Pinocchio says: ”Thanks, Fairy Ondina”.

The fairy says: “Thanks, Danke dir, I am ok now. Ich bin schon wieder sehr gut und hungrig”. 

The fox and the cat

CHARACTERS: fairy Ondina, Pinocchio, the fox and the cat 

PROBLEM: Pinocchio and Ondina are hungry and stop for lunch in a farm  where they meet the fox and the cat who steal their money 

FEELINGS: confused, angry, hungry, sad, scared, happy

SOLUTION: Ondina catches the fox and the cat and gives the money back to Pinocchio 

SETTING: in a farm in the wood of Carezza, Bolzano South Tyrol

BY: text by  Foscolo Lower sec. (Alessandra, Lisa, Elena) and Manzoni Primary school, Italy  ( Eleonora, Leonardo, Diana)

VOICED BY:  Manzoni Primary school

Pinocchio and Ondina fairy are really happy.

The fairy is singing.  

They go for a walk in the woods to see the rainbow over the lake of Carezza. 

They get to a little mountain hut and as they are very hungry, they decide to have lunch.

But ... who is hiding at the 
restaurant disguised as waiter? 

“Guten Morgen, möchten sie was essen ?” asks the cat.

“What did you just say ? I can’t understand you”  Pinocchio is confused.

Ondina the fairy explains: “ Pinocchio you are now in South Tyrol and here we speak German.”

The fox offers to help: ” I can help you! Would you like to order? Wiener Schnitzel, Kamin Wurz, Knödel, Sauerkraut ...
just give me the money and I can take the food for you”. 
But the fox disappears with the money. 

Pinocchio is angry. 

Ondina the fairy once again helps him, she flies and catches the robbers and brings back the stolen money.

The ghost 

Characters: Pincopallino, Geppetto, the ghost and Pinocchio

Problem: the ghost can't stand the sunlight, so he is sad

Feelings: sad, surprised

Solution: Pinocchio gives the ghost an umbrella to shade himself from the sunlight

Authors: text and characters by Manzoni Primary (Elias, Simone, Steven, Leon) background drawing by Grundschule Carlbergergasse, Austria 

Voiced by: Scuola Manzoni

Pinocchio is back home with Geppetto in the Pincopallinis’ land.   One day Geppetto goes downstairs and -surprise !- he finds a sad ghost. 

“Oh gosh a ghost !” says Geppetto.

“Oh damn a man !” says the ghost.

“What’s wrong with you ghost ? Why are you sad?” asks Geppetto. 

“I want to go out and explore the world and the 7 seas but the sunlight can kill me” answers the ghost.  Pinocchio comes up with a brilliant idea: 

“Take this umbrella ! You can go out now. You can shade yourself from the sunlight. Don’t forget your umbrella”. 

The arcoBALENA

CHARACTERS: Geppetto, Pinocchio, Arcobalena, Fairy Ondina

PROBLEM: Geppetto and Pinocchio end up in the mouth of the arcobalena.

FEELINGS: sad, scared

SOLUTION: the dinosaur and Pinocchio scream and scare the arcobalena

BY: texts and drawings  Sara, Chiara, Anna N. , Alesia (Foscolo Lower secondary, Ziva , Alessandro, Janat (Manzoni Primary, Italy), backgrounds by Kindergarden Lagundo

VOICED BY:  Scuola Manzoni

Pinocchio and the ghost with his umbrella leave Pincopallinis’ land and explore the woods of Carezza near Bolzano. 

Suddenly, the sun comes out and a magic rainbow appears. But it is a monster: an  arcobalenA ! A rainbow whale.  

The sad ghost evaporates. Geppetto is trapped in the arcobalenA. 
Geppetto: “Help help. let me out!!!” 

Pinocchio asks the arcobalenA: “What did you do ? Where is Geppetto?” 

The arcobalenA answers: ”I have eaten him: yummy yummy in my tummy!  And now it´s your turn”. 
The arcobalenA eats Pinocchio too. 

The dinosaur

CHARACTERS: Pinocchio, Geppetto dinosaur, arcobalenA

PROBLEM: the dinosaur frees Pinocchio because he wants to use him as a toothpick

FEELINGS: sad, scared, surprised

SOLUTION: Pinocchio escapes from the arcobalena and the dinosaur 

AUTHORS: text and drawings by Giada, Isabella (Scuola Foscolo), Emily, Simon, Gabriele, Christian (Scuola Manzoni) 

VOICED BY: Manzoni primary

Geppetto and Pinocchio are trapped inside the arcobalenA. 

In the wood there is also a hungry dinosaur that eats wood. 

It’s a special herbivor: a wood-eater. The dinosaur wants to use Pinocchio as a toothpick. 

The dinosaur touches the ArcobalenA to catch Pinocchio and the arcobalenA magically disappears. 

Pinocchio and Geppetto are back with fairy Ondina again.

Pinocchio plays with Ondina's magic wand and suddenly they are transported from Carezza woods to Walther Square in Bolzano. Pinocchio is surprised and confused to see the dinosaur again.  
P.: “Oh no ! Why is the dinosaur in Walther Square ?” 

Dino: “I'm coming for you, Pinocchio!”.  

P.: “Why me, why always me?”. 

Dino: “I want you, you are my toothpick !” 
P.: “But why why?”. 

Dino: “Oh too many questions Pinocchio. You are made of wood. You aren’t a real boy. So you are my toothpick!”.  
P: ”No no ! I want to be a real boy !” he kicks the dinosaur and sends him to Berlin in Germany.
P.: “Bye bye dinosaur, auf Wiedersehen !”. 

The Big Ben

Pinocchio and Ondina the fairy are safe and can finally sightsee Bolzano, gateway to the Dolomites. 

But something is not right.  

Can you guess what ? 

P: “Why is the Big Ben standing in place of Walther von der Vogelweide statue ? Am I getting crazy ? First the arcobalenA, then the dinosaur … are we in Bolzano for real ?”.

Ondina: “Oh, sorry Pinocchio, I still have a bit of sore throat and can’t sing very well. My magic powers are not perfect today. “