The Cricket in Times Square

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Summary: The Cricket in Times Square
Review: I read The Cricket in Times Square and thought it was a fantastic book. I enjoyed the book because the author, George Selden, used good vocabulary words to describe his characters and settings. The story was easy to follow and fun to read.

The Cricket in Times Square is about a cricket named Chester. Chester lived in Connecticut. One day he smelled some food from a picnic and went over to investigate the smell. While sniffing, he got caught in a bag with sandwiches. The family eating the sandwiches got on a train to New York City. When he got to New York City, one of the main characters, Mario Bellini, found Chester outside. Chester was next to Mario's parent's newsstand so Mario picked him up and put him in a matchbox. While at the newsstand, Mario asked his mom if he could keep the cricket. After a few days Mario took Chester to buy a cage at a Chinese store. The cage was shaped like a Chinese building.

At the newsstand Chester met a mouse named Tucker and a cat named Harry. Chester became good friends with them. Chester became a very famous cricket and played his beautiful music at 8:00AM and 4:30PM for all the people at the newsstand.

If you want more details about Chester's exciting adventures, read this book or other books by George Selden! I hope this review makes you want to read The Cricket in Times Square, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Summary: The Cricket in Times Square is an outstanding book!
Review: This book is about a cricket named Chester who finds his way to New York City in a picnic basket. Chester is originally from Connecticut. One day a little boy named Mario picks him up and takes him to an unsuccessful newstand located in the subway station of Times Square. This little creature is lucky enough to find two great friends. Their names are Tucker the fast talking broadway mouse, and his pal Harry the Cat. These friends have many great times such as; when Tucker manages to get the gang some scraps of food. But they also have some bad times, like when Chester dreams of a willow leaf, and eats a dollar bill, but all together they manage. These wonderful pals go on some more pretty great adventures, Chester even becomes a celebrity. Read the book to find out more!

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Summary: Emily's Review of The Cricket in Times Square
Review: I really liked The Cricket in Times Square because there are lots of funny and unusual characters! It is about a small boy named Mario who finds a very unusual pet - a cricket! The cricket, Chester, ends up takinga subway to New York, and meets two other friends, Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
This was a hilarious book as Chester tries to manage in the city,which is unlike his Conneticut home.
This book is realistic fiction which means that everything in the book didn't happen, but it could happen. The author created many interesting characters at very unsual times. I like the way George Selden made the characters come to life. He described every character, so that I could visualize them in my mind, even without the pictures.

I would recommend this book to people who like adventure stories.Younger kids,and most adults would like The Cricket in Times Square.

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Summary: A Review On The Cricket In Time Square
Review: It all started when Mario found his new best friend in a pile of dirt. He met Chester, Chester the cricket. Mario lives with mama and poppa, but they don't have a lot of money. They own a newsstand in Grand Central Station. Chester meets two other friends besides Mario. He meets Tucker, a mouse and Harry, a cat. Quickly these four learn a lot about each other and become best friends. The four friends work hard to bring success to Mario's newsstand. I think this book is great. When I was reading I couldn't put the book down because you never know what's going to happen next so you have to read on. I think many other people should read this book too. It so detailed so you can see every little part in the book happening in your head. This book is one of my favorite books I have every read in my whole entire life. There's nothing good missing in this book, it's great. I would most certainly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. The four friends work hard to bring success to Mario's newsstand. Read the book to find out what happens in the end of this great, Newberry award winning book.

By:Jake Soffer

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Summary: The Cricket In Times Square Is Awesome!
Review: The Cricket in Times Square is the first book in the series. It's about a cat named Harry, a mouse named Tucker, but it's mostly about a cricket named Chester. Chester lives in Connecticut. He was found by a lady who stuffs him in her purse. He gets carried all the way, to New York in a subway station. There's a family who sells newspapers in the subway station. And there's a boy who finds Chester and picks him up and buys a special golden cage with a bell that hangs down. Once Chester hears the bell he is able to sing. Then Chester has his own concert.

My favorite part is when Chester has his own little concert and he makes a lot of money because Chester makes beautiful music.

I would recommend this book and series to grade two to six because they are great fantasy stories about animals, but I would recommend them the most to people who like fantasy and animals.

By the way this book is the first book out of seven books. They're great books to read.

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Summary: The Cricket in Times Square
Review: Can you guess what book I read; well if you guessed The Cricket in Time Square you were right. George Seldne really gets you interested in the book. I didn't want to put the book down.
Mario owns a cricket named Chester. He picked him up by the family owned newsstand in New York.
The mother of Mario doesn't want the cricket in the house or in the newsstand, but Mario makes a little deal with her so he can keep the cricket as a pet.
This book reminds me of The Todd and Frog because in both books they develop good friendships. Chester is an outrageous friend that helps out this family by chirping famous songs. He also helps out these two friends in New York.
If you're a person that likes fantasy, where animals tell the story, then you should really enjoy reading this book.

By Tara Curry

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Summary: The Crickets in Times Square
Review: This is a fiction book.I read ths book in the summer.I would recmmend this book to others because its really fun and exciting.I could read this book all the time.If you like funny,exciting,and clever you should read ths book.at the end does chester go back to his home town,Kansas if you want to Know this great seceret?Does he live with his owner?Unravel this great seceret and pickup the adventures of the Cricket in Times Squares.

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Summary: A wonderful book done excellently on audio cassette!
Review: Rene Auberjonois did an great job reading this book! He changes his voice for the different characters dialog that matches well with the character. The background music and sounds blend in nicely with the narration. We listened to it on a long road trip and it definitely made the time seem to pass quicker. At 2 and a half hours it's great for a leg of a trip before a potty break.
Parents be warned though, you may need to explain some outdated references and some stereotypical characters (like the Chinese gentlemen).
My children (6 and 11) loved the book and are looking for more to read! The cassette version is definitely a bargain (considering Harry Potter's latest CD version is ...in the stores!) although we got our copy at a local book store for ...instead of at Amazon for .... If you can't find it locally, it's still worth the price here!

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Summary: Ah, The Memories
Review: This is one of those wonderful books I read as a child that brings back such nostalgic memories for me. I barely remember the whole story anymore but that doesn't matter. Its the warm feeling I get when I think how much I loved it back then and couldn't put it down at the time. Certain scenes stick out in my mind like it was yesterday and give me much joy when I think of them. As with any classic childrens' book the pictures are as important as the story and pulling that duty here is Garth Williams, illustrator of two of my all time favorite books growing up, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. I highly recommend The Cricket In Times Square to any child who wants to create memories for a lifetime.

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Summary: THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE,IS AWSOME
Review: THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A MOUSE AND A CAT.THE BOY IN THE BOOK FOUND A CRICKET IN THE MUDD AND PICKED HIM UP AND SAVED HIM.I LOVED THIS BOOK IT WAS AWSOME AND SAD IN A WAY.IF YOU EVER FIND THIS BOOK IN THE LIBRARY CHECK IT OUT AND READ IT.YOU WILL ENJOY IT LIKE I DID IN THE 7TH GRADE.