num_pages: 151
description: After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friends—a little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand, a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker and his Pal, Harry the Cat. Throughout their escapades and their ups and downs in New York City, together they somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.
language: English
title: The Cricket in Times Square
titlecomplete: The Cricket in Times Square
genres: Fiction, Animals, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 64573
places: New York (State), New York City, New York
series: Chester Cricket and His Friends
awards: awardedAt: -283968000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -220896000000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: -252432000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.