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

I never read the Cricket in Times Square when I was a kid, but I have heard of it. My children and I had to read this book for our book club. I was really glad we needed to read it since it was a classic story that I hadn't read. We first listened to the audiobook then we read the book. My children really enjoyed the story about 3 unlikely friends (a cricket, a rat, and a cat), and it was a very quick read. My children even created a cardboard pagoda with a bell and we made a solar cricket after we read the book.

I loved this book! I read it with my 10 year who usually hates reading. She didn't want to put it down. We loved the two dynamics, the human world and the friendship between the boy and the cricket, and the behind the scenes animal world with the unlikely friendship that formed between the cricket, mouse and cat. The love and self sacrifice that all the characters had toward one another was just beautiful!

I bought this for my niece after reading it myself--SUCH a sweet book! This book is obviously written for kids, but it has something for everyone in here...it's filled with art, music, love. It's just really cute for a child or for yourself if you want to revisit your innocence for an afternoon

When i first picked up this book, I couldn't put it down anymore. It brings you on this joyful adventure, set beneath the streets of the well known Times square. There, in an old drainage pipe, lives Tucker mouse, with his best friend Harry cat in a wonderful companionship. When the two friends meet a dirty cricket, that came all the way from Connecticut, and loves chirping little compositions, they need to help the confused cricket get used to the big City's lifestyle. Also trying to save the decreasing buisness of a poor family's newsstand, the animals stay together, even when it seems hopeless. A story of true Friendship, Happiness and the relationship between a boy and a cricket.

I first read this book back in elementary school in the late 1960's. It wasn't a required book to read, I just chose it because I guess at that age I was intrigued.Because this was during the day and age pre-video games, a great book was an important find during that time. The Cricket in Times Square was one of those books.I disappeared into it and loved being in the subway, visiting the newsstand and almost smelling the newspapers, and taking a trip to mysterious Chinatown. Even after allthese years I remember this book fondly and I was actually looking to see if it was in EBook form because I thought it would be great to read again. Unfortunately it isn't yet.This book is a great book for boy or girl to read and I hope they enjoy it today as I did back when I was a kid. This book and the Men of Iron by Howard Pyle were my two elementary school favorites.

I read this to my 7 year old, and he liked it enough we got Tucker's Countryside from the library. I am now in the middle of reading this to his class and another 2nd grade class, and the interest level has been quite good (once I got a couple chapters in, but it's like that with every book at that age).

So nice to hold a paperback in hand while reading this old classic to the kids at bedtime. Wonderful story, beautifully written. Chirp, chirp!

I liked it because it was funny, sad and engrossing. I think it is a great book for many ages. Third and fourth graders can read it alone, but would recommend it read out loud by any adult. It will keep your attention. I like that there were only a few characters because I could keep everyone straight. I gave it five stars because it was well written and the development of the characters and story line was well paced and had good highs and lows.

I loved this book when I was 6 and I've loved introducing it to my own 6 year old all these years later. It's so beautifully written and takes you on an amazing little adventure

I borrowed this from the library when I was about 10 and remembered it suddenly the other day, 25 years later and I was chuffed to find it on Amazon. I remember when I read it back then, I was really unfamiliar with all the Americanisms, it was unlike any other book i'd read at the time. I don't remember the entire story (I haven't yet re-read it) but the scenes in the newspaper stand come back to me, and something about liverwurst! I'm going to search for all the other memorable books I read but didn't own/keep so I can build a collection for my son.

My sister and I really enjoyed this book (10, 7) we chose 5 stars because this story has such cute animals and they brought peace and happiness to humans, can't wait to read book 2.

I was so delighted to receive this book in excellent condition. AS a I child, I adored this trilogy; so pleased to be able to share it with our children.

I was recommended to this book and enjoyed it very much. A very unusual perspective.

Just as good as I remember it from a kid although a few un PC bits in that would definitely be edited out today -- still the themes of friendship, loyalty and caring about others rings true

This is a charming book, atmospheric and evocative. certainly a book every thoughtful child should read.

"Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything, or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported"❤.'Clouds of smoke billowed up. The people standing around were astonished to see, through the fumes & glare of the fire, a cat, a mouse & a cricket, running, jumping, to safety.' - George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square.📖Title- The Cricket in Times Square📖Author- George Selden Drawings by Garth Williams📖Publisher- Square Fish, Macmillan Publishing Group📖Format - Paperback📖Total number of pages-134📖 Genre - Fiction, Children's literature📖 Newbery Honor Book-1961📖Brief review- Tucker is a mouse who lives in a drain pipe at the Times Square subway station, New York City. The Bellinis & their little boy Mario have a newsstand at the subway station. One day, Mario chances upon a cricket & takes it in for a pet. When Tucker & his best-friend Harry Cat meet the Chester cricket, the three strike upon a friendship. Chester is from Connecticut & misses his home in a meadow inspite of all that New York City has to offer. Will Chester go back to his home? Will Tucker & Harry remember a country friend from a brief period of time?Read up to know more..📚❤.📖 My Rating- 4.5🌟/5. Highly recommended for children & young adults.

Heartwarming, insightful and very entertaining for all ages.Also very great for the little ones as this book is very delightful.And I highly recommend this book for all ages. 😀

Todo en orden y en tiempo

I bought this book for my children to read over the summer. One child has already read it and loved it and wants to read the second!

ニューヨークに住む猫のハリー、ねずみのタッカー、ひょんなことからコネティカットからニューヨークに来てしまったこおろぎのチェスターの繰り広げるお話。ハリー、タッカー、チェスターは、猫、ねずみ、こおろぎとそれぞれでありながらもとても仲良し。チェスターがニューヨークにやってきてちょうど２か月になったので　みんなでパーティを開きます。そのとき浮かれすぎて大事件が！その時の驚いた様子の挿絵が臨場感があり　なんとも言えないです。もっと前には、就寝中夢を見ていたチェスターは、飼い主の大切な2ドル札を枯葉と間違えて半分もかじってしまって大慌て！どうやってその2ドル札の埋め合わせをしようかと　みんなで思案します。そして　チェスターには音楽の才能が・・・チェスターの奏でる羽の音色が人々を魅了してどんどん有名になっていくのです。が、そんな大人気の中、チェスターはある大きな決心をします。とてもほのぼのとした　かつ　友情のお話。とても気に入りました。

「猫とねずみとコオロギって追いかけあう仲じゃなかったっけ？」と普通は思いますよね。いいえ。ここに登場する猫のハリーとネズミのタッカー、そしてサンドイッチに挟まれて遠くタイムズスクエアー駅まで運ばれてきてしまったコオロギのチェスターは楽しい仲間になります　お互いのことをだんだんと知っていくうちに親友になっていきます。人々と動物の世界が絡みあって事件が起こりますが、ストーリーはチェスターの意外な才能のおかげですごいことになっていきます。読み進むうちにぐんぐん引き込まれて最後はジーンとくる友情ストーリーでした。ガース・ウィリアムの挿絵が可愛く、比較的沢山入っています。読後感の良いお話でお勧めです。

なんとも愛らしい目の猫とネズミの絵の表紙に惹かれて買ったこの本がすっかり気にいり、高校生の教材に使っています。タイムズスクエアーを舞台に猫とネズミと少年の心愛温まる交流が、わかりやすい文体でいきいきと描かれています。それに中国人のおじいさんや少年の家族の日常生活、新聞を買うお客さん達から、生徒は行ったことのないニューヨークの下町を自分達の目で見るようにして、この本を読みます。作品中に流れる音楽の響きがいつまでも心に残り、ほのぼのととした読後感が受験勉強中の緊張を一時和らげ、生徒達がやさしい気持ちになれる本です。殺伐とした本が多い中、子供達に読んでほしい本です。英語そのものは子供向きで簡単です。高校生なら辞書を引きながら読めば、充分理解できます。