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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883): Written by a political activist who represented evil by the size of noses and a story featuring ~~Epstein Island~~ Pleasure Island: a place where boys are sent and never return after they are transformed into donkeys (an 1800s euphemism for sex slaves).
A story where the moral teachings of Jesus Christ is represented by a talking cricket (later given the name Jiminy Cricket in animated films)... that Pinocchio killed in anger using a wooden hammer.
[This is the original cover art of the first release. Note Pinocchio us wearing a traditional jewish hat. Notice his nose.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Pinocchio.jpg)
[Traditional jewish hat from the middle ages.](https://i.redd.it/xplz245ca9n71.jpg)
Sadly overlooked these days is "Struwwelpeter", or "Shock-Headed Peter", a book of cautionary tales about young boys who won't do as they're told and pay a heavy price for it. It was very influential up until the end of the second world war.