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Biografisk notat
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.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