num_pages: 160
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Cricket in Times Square
titlecomplete: The Cricket in Times Square
genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, School, Animals, Classics, Childrens, Juvenile, Fiction
ratings_count: 64577
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: Laurel Leaf