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Bellarina: Geppetto's Lost Toy
.Pinocchio becomes a real boy, grows up, and finds Geppetto's toyshop too small for his new wife Natalie and his growing family. As his now adult son walks out the door, what should the old toymaker do? Well, he makes new toys, including his Bellarina, a ballerina puppet who may give him as much trouble as Pinocchio did.
Geppetto's Bellarinam full of fun characters, is about love a self value, and offers a message every girl and boy should hear.
A timeless story of a father's love for his lost daughter.
A heartwarming tale of a father's unending love and dedication.
A beautiful story of a father's love for his daughter, no matter what.
A moving story of a father's love that knows no bounds.
Geppetto's Bellarinam full of fun characters, is about love a self value, and offers a message every girl and boy should hear.
A timeless story of a father's love for his lost daughter.
A heartwarming tale of a father's unending love and dedication.
A beautiful story of a father's love for his daughter, no matter what.
A moving story of a father's love that knows no bounds.
86 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2015
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October 25, 2024
'Geppetto's Bellarina' is a delight. At its heart it is a gentle children's story, complete with a wholesome moral about love and forgiveness.
Reading it as an adult, I took some powerful lessons from it regarding the act of creating something and sharing it with the world—the courage and self-sacrifice this entails, and the fact that it is an expression of love to do so. It also underscored the bittersweet truth: that which we create, we no longer control... and we need to be prepared for that.
I'll admit, I was hesitant to foray into a new book stemming from 'Pinocchio,' as I found the original book by Carlo Collodi to be abrasive and harsh, with even the adult characters who were supposed to be virtuous behaving in ways that make terrible role models for children.
Not so in the world of DW Grant's Bellarina. The adults aren't perfect. But it seems to me that even the supposed villain of the story has some qualities worth emulating.
It may be a touch preachy for some people's tastes, but this story now holds a special place in my heart and on my bookshelf.
Reading it as an adult, I took some powerful lessons from it regarding the act of creating something and sharing it with the world—the courage and self-sacrifice this entails, and the fact that it is an expression of love to do so. It also underscored the bittersweet truth: that which we create, we no longer control... and we need to be prepared for that.
I'll admit, I was hesitant to foray into a new book stemming from 'Pinocchio,' as I found the original book by Carlo Collodi to be abrasive and harsh, with even the adult characters who were supposed to be virtuous behaving in ways that make terrible role models for children.
Not so in the world of DW Grant's Bellarina. The adults aren't perfect. But it seems to me that even the supposed villain of the story has some qualities worth emulating.
It may be a touch preachy for some people's tastes, but this story now holds a special place in my heart and on my bookshelf.
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