The Cricket in Times Square
By George Selden
Animals: Cricket, Cat, Mouse
Animals: Cricket, Cat, Mouse
Newbery Honor
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Karen
Chester is a cricket who is transported from his Connecticut meadow to a subway station in New York City in a picnic basket. He is discovered and adopted by Mario Bellini, who gives Chester a home in his parent's Times Square newsstand. There he is befriended by Harry and Tucker, a cat and mouse, who live in a nearby drainpipe. The Bellini's newsstand is struggling and Mama Bellini thinks Chester is a jinx until his incredible musical ability is discovered. Chester performs concerts in the subway station twice a day to huge crowds. This brings fame amd fortune to the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square has become a classic story about friendship, acceptance, and adapting to a new and different environment. It is a gentle and easy read with no scary characters which also makes it a good chapter book to read aloud to younger children.
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Karen
Chester is a cricket who is transported from his Connecticut meadow to a subway station in New York City in a picnic basket. He is discovered and adopted by Mario Bellini, who gives Chester a home in his parent's Times Square newsstand. There he is befriended by Harry and Tucker, a cat and mouse, who live in a nearby drainpipe. The Bellini's newsstand is struggling and Mama Bellini thinks Chester is a jinx until his incredible musical ability is discovered. Chester performs concerts in the subway station twice a day to huge crowds. This brings fame amd fortune to the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square has become a classic story about friendship, acceptance, and adapting to a new and different environment. It is a gentle and easy read with no scary characters which also makes it a good chapter book to read aloud to younger children.
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