PP91926    D23 - Pinocchio - Big Little Books - Walt Disney Archives Collection

This pin features Pinocchio from Walt Disney's Pinocchio enclosed in an oval with an yellow background.

This pin comes in a storybook resembling that of "The Big Little Book". The cover reads "Walt Disney's Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket" and features Pinocchio pointing upward with The Better Little Book logo in the bottom right hand corner. The side of the book reads "Walt Disney's Version of Pinocchio" with a picture of the Pinocchio and the number "1435" and "Made in the USA" at the bottom. The back of the book depicts Pinocchio as a puppet with strings and Jiminy Cricket on his foot.

The inside cover of the book reads "In 1933, Disney began licensing its characters to Whitman Publishing to create merchandise, including Big Little Books, which later became Better Little Books. In the days before comic books, children exchanged Better Little Books-which were a few inches tall, sold for 10 cents each, and included hundreds of pages of text and black-and-white illustrations-with their friends. . Walt Disney Archives Collection"

A large pin measuring: 7.6 cm x 4.9 cm.

The pin is located on the inner left hand side of the book. It also comes mounted on a black felt card that reads "ILS 93-6150-36 June 2012" on the back.

This pin was released at D23's Destination D event at the Disneyland Resort on August 10, 2012. The pins were originally released at the Reagan Library Museum Store.

Characters in the set: Evil Queen, Bambi, Pinocchio, Dumbo

Set: #91924, #91925, #91926, #91927.