by George Selden · Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) · tapa dura · ISBN 9780374316501
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«The Cricket in Times Square» is the children's novel by George Selden, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) in hardback (144 pages, in English).
Chester, a field cricket, ends up by chance in the Times Square subway station in New York. There he befriends the mouse Tucker Mouse and the cat Harry Cat, with whom he explores the city and has various adventures. The boy Mario rescues him and takes him to his family's newsstand, where Chester discovers his talent for music.
First book in the Chester Cricket and His Friends series, with illustrations by Garth Williams. Recognized as a Newbery Honor Book in 1961.
Recommended for child readers aged 8 to 11, especially for those seeking stories of friendship and animals in an urban setting.
George Selden Thompson was an American author. Known professionally as George Selden, he also wrote under the pseudonym Terry Andrews. He is best known for his 1961 book The Cricket in Times Square, which received a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963 and a Newbery Honor.
