Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z by birthday from the calendar. Credits and feedback Carlo Collodi (1826-1890) - pseudonym for Carlo Lorenzini Italian author and journalist, best-known as the creator of Pinoccio, the wooden boy puppet who came to life and whose nose grew larger when he told a lie and returned to normal size when ...