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Summary: This book was fun to me and will be fun to others
Review: Hi, I really enjoyed this book. This book was thrilling and really fun. This book was detailed and fun what the animals did.
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Summary: SUBWAY SYMPHONIES
Review: Can a country cricket from Connecticut make a successful career change in New York's Times Square? Can he make friends and influence people among the callous commuters? Can he find musical fulfillment in a noisy subway station? Well, Chester is an excellent musician (who regretfully acquires a guilded, oriental cage) but how can he be heard in his new environment? Honest and grateful as well as talented, Chester wants to help his hosts--the Bellini family--at their struggling newspaper stand. But will his noble ideals be tainted by metropolitan animal riffraff? He is bombarded by contrasting values: greed and compassion. Most of all, how can he reach an understanding about his personal freedom, without hurting the feelings of the gentle boy who cares for him? Or will they both be exploited on some TV talk show? A cute story which will amuse the reader.
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Summary: Great Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is an excellent book for those of you who like to read tales about animals who use their witt to help people and sometimes get in trouble for doing it the wrong way. I thought the ending was sad when Chester Cricket left Times Square to go back to Connecticut, his home state.
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Summary: A great kids book, even for us old kids
Review: This book about a country cricket that gets an unexpeced trip to New York was first read to me as a child by my mother and will always be cherished in my memory.Now as a father, I'm reading it to my kids to build those same memories. Don't miss "Tucker's Countryside" the next book where Tucker and Harry, the New York mouse and cat go to the country to help out their friend Chester Cricket.
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Summary: I have wonderful memories of this book
Review: My fifth grade teacher was very much into reading us books. We, of course, thought we were too old to be read to. This is a book that she made us listen to. I have to say that it is one of my favorite books and I am so grateful that she gave us the experience of this wonderful book. That was 17 years ago. I have tried to find this book for such a long time, and because of a tip from someone I know, I came to Amazon, and have found it after years of searching. I want to say thank you to Mr. Seldon for a wonderful book that I will be able to share with my daughters, and thank you Amazon for having it for me to find.
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER
Review: Hi my name is Ted. I love this book. it is my life. i read it in fourth grade and i am now a junior in high school. i just reread it yesterday. everyone should read this, because it will stay in your heart forever.
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Summary: Miss Smith's Third Grade Book Club #1
Review: This was a nice children's story about a country cricket named Chester who accidentally finds himself taken to New York City. There he is rescued from a pile of dirt in Time Square's Subway station by a little boy named Mario, and he takes Chester in. Mario and his mother and father, Mr. & Mrs. Bellini, own a news stand at the station and that becomes Chester's new home. While he is staying at the stand Chester meets a mouse named Tucker who lives next to it in a drain pipe, and a cat named Harry, and they all become great friends. Tucker and Harry tell Chester all about New York, and make him feel welcome. Mario has never seen a cricket in New York before, and he really isn't sure how he is supposed to care for one, so he looks for some advice. He remembers seeing some cricket cages in Chinatown, so he goes there with Chester to find some information about crickets. There he meets a wise old Chinaman named Mr. Fong. He informs Mario that the Chinese believe crickets are good luck and tells him a story about the first cricket. The story Mr. Fong tells is about a man who knew all things, and spoke only truth, but his enemies wanted to kill him for speaking the truth. The gods loved him so much however that they wanted to protect him, so they turned him into a cricket. They say that now even though people can not understand the cricket song, it still fills them up with love because it still speaks of wisdom and truth. After that Mr. Fong and Mario become close friends. He sells Mario a cage, gives him a present of a bell for his cricket, and tells him he can come back anytime to take leaves from his tree to feed the cricket. Mario returns home and they are all happy for a while, but rather than bringing the Bellini's any good luck, Chester seems to bring only bad instead. Several accident's ensue, caused by Chester, Tucker, and Harry Cat. It looked like Mama Bellini was going to want to get rid of Chester, until they discover that he is a musical genius who can play any song perfectly. People then come from all over New York to see Chester play. This makes Chester very famous, but not very happy. As the season changes Chester has a dilemma on his hands as he becomes very homesick and wants to return to Connecticut, but he doesn't want to leave Mario, and his other new friends. My girls who are six and seven loved this book. This seems to be the first book in the series by George Selden, and there appear to be other adventures of Chester, Tucker, and Harry, that we'll have to go out and pick up next.
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Summary: Another great children's classic
Review: I remember the teacher reading this book to us in the third grade, and then having my mother go out and by me a copy of my own to read again. It's a wonderful story about the transformation of a character from one place to another. It is also a great tale for describing the hustle and bustle of New York City. I remember feeling the quick pace of life there as I was reading, and how Chester the cricket just seemed to miss his laid-back country life. I think children will really enjoy the characters, and the illustrations throughout are absolutely wonderful. This must be a part of any young child's library....
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Summary: The Cricket in Times Square
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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