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ISBN:	0440228891 (ISBN13: 9780440228899)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Chester Cricket and His Friends #1
Setting:	New York State(United States) New York City, New York(United States)
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (1961), Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1963), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1979), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1962)

The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends #1)

George Selden

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 134 pages

Rating: 4.03 | 58721 Users | 1662 Reviews

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Title	:	The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends #1)
Author	:	George Selden
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 134 pages
Published	:	May 11th 1999 by Yearling (first published 1960)
Categories	:	Childrens. Fiction. Classics

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One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes, and the babbling of voices--is interrupted by a sound that even Tucker Mouse, a jaded inhabitant of Times Square, has never heard before. Mario, the son of Mama and Papa Bellini, proprietors of the subway-station newsstand, had only heard the sound once. What was this new, strangely musical chirping? None other than the mellifluous leg-rubbing of the somewhat disoriented Chester Cricket from Connecticut. Attracted by the irresistible smell of liverwurst, Chester had foolishly jumped into the picnic basket of some unsuspecting New Yorkers on a junket to the country. Despite the insect's wurst intentions, he ends up in a pile of dirt in Times Square.

Mario is elated to find Chester. He begs his parents to let him keep the shiny insect in the newsstand, assuring his bug-fearing mother that crickets are harmless, maybe even good luck. What ensues is an altogether captivating spin on the city mouse/country mouse story, as Chester adjusts to the bustle of the big city. Despite the cricket's comfortable matchbox bed (with Kleenex sheets); the fancy, seven-tiered pagoda cricket cage from Sai Fong's novelty shop; tasty mulberry leaves; the jolly company of Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat; and even his new-found fame as "the most famous musician in New York City," Chester begins to miss his peaceful life in the Connecticut countryside. The Cricket in Times Square--a Newbery Honor Book in 1961--is charmingly illustrated by the well-loved Garth Williams, and the tiniest details of this elegantly spun, vividly told, surprisingly suspenseful tale will stick with children for years and years. Make sure this classic sits on the shelf of your favorite child, right next to The Wind in the Willows. (Ages 9 to 12)

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Ratings: 4.03 From 58721 Users | 1662 Reviews

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This was one of my favorites growing up and I recently re-read it. Guess what? It's even better than I remember. A great adventure with engaging characters. My Rating: 5 stars

I loved this book when I was a kid. It's a good book to read right now (early September) because it ends in September. (According to the book, crickets chirp most in late summer. This book spans from the beginning of summer to September.) It is also a good book to read if you are planning a trip to New York City, or even Connecticut (Chester's original home.)The Chinese man's accent is just awful and I cleaned it up when I read this book aloud to my son, but basically it has a good depiction of

I wish I could give this book five stars instead of three. George Selden had a gift for very quickly developing delightful characters, both human and anthropomorphic, as well as writing stellar dialogue. The exchanges between Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat frequently made me laugh, and I found myself sharing some of them aloud with my husband. Garth Williams contributed fantastic art, as usual, and, while each book is totally unique, this combination of story + illustrations is on par with Mrs.

Charming, sweet, and endearing . . . a timeless juvenile classic celebrating friendship, and learning to embrace challenges by working together to rise above adversity - but yet staying true to one's roots.

Love. Love. Love. It's one of the cutest stories I can think of and will always be one of the first several books I'll recommend to a parent looking for a fun read-aloud for her five to eight year old.Ages: 5/6+Cleanliness: Children's Bad Words: sucker, goshAttitudes/Disobedience - 2 Incidents: The cricket accidentally eats a two-dollar bill and feels very sad about it. His friend the mouse suggests various ways to hide the incident or to blame someone else to get them in trouble, but the

All of us writers have so much to learn from this book. If you are not a writer, skip this paragraph. If you are, or aspire to be, a writer, try this exercise: 1. Type out the first few paragraphs of A Cricket in Times Square as you read them. Feel the music in your fingers. Feel the light quickness of the sentences. 2. Turn to the end of the book (if you have read it before!), and type out the last few paragraphs. Take a moment to feel it again. You have just felt in your own fingers a little

A truly delightful and heartwarming little tale for all ages. It touches upon themes of homesickness, prejudice, fame and friendship between Chester Cricket and his human and animal friends. The perfect story to read on the plane coming home from a New York City vacation!