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 Bellini's 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. The comic, sometimes tragic side of life in the city is brought into relief as the friends struggle to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand. "Most appealing whimsy, with beautiful illustrations." -- "Library Journal" A Newbery Honor Book.
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: Listening Library