<![CDATA[The Cricket in Times Square]]>

false <![CDATA[The Cricket in Times Square]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167521851m/24384.jpg 24384 28 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 Award runner-up 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) 25246 1960 The Cricket in Times Square total:2473|5:801|4:949|3:605|2:98|1:20| 2473 9832 2937 220 4 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 06:45:06 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:17:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Oct 21 10:36:03 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:42:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 08:54:55 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 08:54:55 -0700 2009
The Times Square subway station from The Cricket in Times Square is full of fiction and nonfiction. Some examples of nonrealistic things would be Tucker...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat May 09 22:35:44 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 22:35:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 06 14:07:38 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 14:12:24 -0700 2009
THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE is a classic children's story. Written in the 1960's and the winner of a Newbery Honor Book award, THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE has wonderful staying power. Now, courtesy of Macmillan Young Listeners, the tale truly comes ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 18:24:11 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 18:53:26 -0700 2009
By Gorge Selden
150pp.New York,NY
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
ISBN: 0-440-41563-2

Have you seen a cricket singing in times square? It happens here in this novel, where Chest...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 20:22:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 20:31:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:41:22 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:57:22 -0700 2009
After being tempted by the smell of liverwurst during a picnic, Chester finds himself uprooted from his c...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 07:38:53 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:08:20 -0700 2009 2
Lots of depth can...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 20:34:40 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 20:39:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 06:32:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 14:20:57 -0700 2009 1 Island of the Blue Dolphins won the award). Somehow I missed reading this book as a kid. I read it with my kids. They both LOVE it and were pleased to read it a second time. It is a wonderful little story. The bitters...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:18:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 19:13:51 -0700 2009 1
I think I especially liked it because I've BEEN to Times Square!!!! Only for like 2 seconds but it was good to be able to kind of "see" the scenes of...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 29 16:08:27 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 16:10:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 16:54:44 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 16:58:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:15:37 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:19:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 04:09:03 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 04:11:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Mon Sep 07 21:59:52 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 22:04:09 -0700 2009
This book was probably the first one that I loved and felt at home in and entirely soothed in a way that I only slightly knew I needed. It was entirely comfortable like the best pair of socks -- the characters felt like friends that "...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 18:38:40 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 21:58:43 -0700 2009
Very nice in how it shrinks down our view of the world and shows us that bits of trash and everyday items can seem like treasure.

The three leads are great characters. Right up t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:51:17 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:53:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 10:25:41 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:18:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24384