 He wrote a children's book "La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia" (translated by Frances Lobb into English as "The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily").Lemony Snicket wrote an introduction and reader's companion to a 2005 English edition.Also an acclaimed and exhibited artist, Buzzati combined his artistic and writerly exploits into making a comic book based on the myth of Orpheus, "Poem Strip".