The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
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| Author | Dino Buzzati |
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| Original title | La famosa invasione delgi orsi in Sicilia |
| Translator | Frances Lobb |
| Illustrator | Dino Buzzati |
| Cover artist | Dino Buzzati |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian (also in English translation) |
| Genre(s) | Children’s fiction |
| Publisher | Rizzoli, Milano |
| Publication date | 1945 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-072608-3 (2005 edition in English) |
La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia is an Italian children’s book written and illustrated by Dino Buzzati which was translated into English by Frances Lobb as The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily.
The American hardcover edition was published by HarperCollins in 2003 and the paperback was published in 2005, also by HarperCollins. The paperback version has an Introduction and Reader's Companion by well-known author of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket.
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The story starts in the long-forgotten mountains of Sicily. Here live the bears, led by King Leander. It is the dead of winter and the bears' food supply is running low, so the bears see fit to invade Sicily in search of food.
