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.
The Cricket in Times Square is a 1961 Newbery Honor Book.
"The story of a musical cricket and his friends, a mouse and a cat of real character, who took up their abode in a Times Square newsstand . . . Most appealing whimsy with beautiful illustrations by Garth Williams." --School Library Journal, Starred Review
"Delightful reading for the whole family." -- The Horn Book Magazine
"This is absolutely grand fun for anyone, a nine to ninety book with the most enchanting portraits by Garth Williams." -- The New York Herald Tribune
0.5" H x 7.6" L x 5.2" W
132 pages
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