The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
- The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
Infobox Book
name = The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily
title_orig = La famosa invasione delgi orsi in Sicilia
translator = Frances Lobb
image_caption =
author = Dino Buzzati
cover_artist = Dino Buzzati
illustrator = Dino Buzzati
country = Italy
language = Italian (also in English translation)
series =
genre = Children’s fiction
publisher = Rizzoli, Milano
release_date = 1945
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages =
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.
ynopsis
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.
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