The Cricket in Times Square

The Cricket in Times Square - Chester Cricket and His Friends

Hardback (01 Jan 1960)

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Publisher's Synopsis

After Chester lands, in the Times Square subway station, he makes himself comfortable in a nearby newsstand. There, he has the good fortune to make three new friends: Mario, a little boy whose parents run the falling newsstand, Tucker, a fast-talking Broadway mouse, and Tucker's sidekick, Harry the Cat. The escapades of these four friends in bustling New York City makes for lively listening and humorous entertainment. And somehow, they manage to bring a taste of success to the nearly bankrupt newsstand.

The Cricket in Times Square is a 1961 Newbery Honor Book.

Book information

ISBN: 9780374316501
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 344g
Height: 239mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 16mm