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George Selden

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born

in Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

May 14, 1929

died

December 05, 1989

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Children's Books

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George Selden (1929-1989) was the author of The Cricket in Times Square, winner of the 1961 Newbery Honor and a timeless children's classic. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Selden received his B.A. from Yale, where he was a member of the Elizabethan Club and contributed to the literary magazine. He spent three summer sessions at Columbia University and, after college, studied for a year in Rome on a Fulbright Scholarship.

People often asked Selden how he got the idea for The Cricket in Times Square. "One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in the Times Square subway station. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although they happen all too infrequentl...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 28,256 ratings · 819 reviews · 16 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 27,335 ratings — published 1960 — 46 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tucker's Countryside by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 1969 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Cat's Pet Puppy by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chester Cricket's New Home by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Meadow by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Genie of Sutton Place 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irma and Jerry by George Selden, Leslie H. Morrill (illustrator) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1982	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oscar Lobster's Fair Exchange by George Selden, Peter Lippman (Illustrator) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by George Selden

Chester Cricket and His Friends (7 books)
by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator)
3.975918121613486 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 28,237 ratings

Quotes by George Selden

“I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish.”
― George Selden

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“Tucker the mouse said I learned the value of ecomonicness - which means savings.”
― George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

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“Tucker the mouse said I learned the value of ecomonicness - which means savings”
― George Selden

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