The Bears Famous Invasion of Sicily (Alma Junior Classics) (Alma Classics Junior)

The novelist, journalist and painter Dino Buzzati is one of the most important voices of twentieth-century Italian literature. He is best remembered today for his novel The Tartar Steppe and the story The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, which he illustrated himself and has become a classic of Italian children's literature.

Title: The Bears Famous Invasion of Sicily (Alma Junior Classics) (Alma Classics Junior)

Author: Reader's Companion by Lemony Snicket,Dino Buzzati

ISBN: 9781847498236

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Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Publication Date: 2021-05-07

Number of Pages: 192

Weight: 0.5036 kg

Out of Italy, which gave the world Pinocchio, has come a new and fine children's story, the kind that grown-ups borrow from kids --Time The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily is one of the noblest books I know. --Lemony Snicket Tongue-in-cheek humour enhanced by Buzzati's surreal illustrations will delight young readers with a taste for the bizarre --The School Librarian This moving story... is one that children of nine-plus will remember enjoying long after they have finished reading. A bonus is a quirky readers' companion. --Newbury Weekly News A beautifully presented book adorned with superb illustrations. --Parents in Touch Dino Buzzati's illustrations delight in the absurdity of the scenes he writes. --TLS