Pinocchio delights audience for second Summer Reading Program

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} Pictured above, the children watch intently as Pinocchio, who was just brought to life by the kind wizard, hears Geppetto enter and freezes. Pinocchio starts to move closer to Geppetto, freezing every time Geppetto turns around, not knowing how to tell Geppetto that he is now alive.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} Three volunteers from the audience come up and be a part of Mr. Malvolo’s Circus. The circus need a clown, a strongman and a lion tamer. 

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} This Lion Tamer cracks her whip to show Mr. Malvolo her skills for the Greatest Show on Earth Circus part of the Pinocchio Play. 

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} From right, Mr. Fox explains to fellow ruffians Bear, Lion, Tiger, and Spider the plan for how they will get Pinocchio’s coins for themselves, including how to be sneaky and how to be a tree or rock to blend into the forest. Children volunteered to be part of the band of ruffians.  

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} After a visit from the Magic Island, where there are mountains of cakes and pies, and rivers of chocolate, where Pinocchio is promised that he will be turned into a real boy, Pinocchio instead gets turned into a donkey after visiting. Here, Pinocchio tries to tell The Wizard of his misfortunes. 

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} Pinocchio and Geppetto reunite after getting out of the inside of the whale. Pinocchio becomes a real boy and son for Geppetto.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} The Strongman shows off his muscles during the Pinocchio Play, which was held at the Remsen Public Library. 

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Myriad} Pinocchio told a lie to his father and his nose grew. Here, he runs into the Wizard and tells the Wizard of his plight, wondering if he will ever be a real boy.