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The Cricket in Times Square: Revised and updated edition with foreword by Stacey Lee (Chester Cricket and His Friends, 1)

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An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business- savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City―the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides―and friends―than Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventures―from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire. Chester makes a third friend, too. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents' newsstand. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understands that the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hidden talent and no one―not even Chester himself―realizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two. The Cricket in Times Square is George Selden at his best, and the new illustrations and interior images by Garth Williams make this edition a special treat. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Square Fish


Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2022


Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised, Updated ed.


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0374390401


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 02


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.4 ounces


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years, from customers


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.45 x 8.15 inches


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This is a good book because it’s about friendship and love between a small little cricket named Chester and somehow he got transported to New York and he found a cat and a mouse to be friends with. They live in a drain pipe next to a newsstand and there is a kid named Mario who owns the newsstand with his mom and dad. I think this is a good story because it’s very cute and kind of sad at the end though. But it’s a good book. - CCH age 7 ... show more
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