I was recommended to this book and enjoyed it very much. And at one point, speaking Chinese is described as sounding "like the cheerful clicking of hundreds of chopsticks." Please try your request again later. I loved this book. A lot of the environment is completely recognizable, like the area in the Times Square subway station where Mario's family's newsstand is -- on the pedestrian level where the shuttle train is. Book 2. He can get you to your train in Grand Central or take in an opera at the Met. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The Cricket in Times Square 10 discussion questions. Also trying to save the decreasing buisness of a poor family's newsstand, the animals stay together, even when it seems hopeless. He told me all about it. Some examples of nonrealistic things would be Tucker Mouse, Harry Cat, Chester Cricket, and the Bellinis. See details. I loved this book! He was beginning to enjoy life in New York. After you've bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the PDF version or the ePub, or both. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I remember when I read it back then, I was really unfamiliar with all the Americanisms, it was unlike any other book i'd read at the time. And he could not have found two better guides―and friends―than Tucker and Harry. She didn't want to put it down. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents' newsstand. Ladies in hats and dresses, a big Chevrolet sign atop the crossroads, and the Hotel Astor, which I'd never even heard of, but there you go. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. (Sidebar for you other City History Clubbers, more exterior pictures from 1904-1967, and a super Time Magazine story not really about the hotel but whatever. Chester Cricket burrowed down deeper into the Kleenex. Add to cart Buy Now Add to Wishlist Remove from Wishlist. Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018, I bought this for my niece after reading it myself--SUCH a sweet book! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I was so delighted to receive this book in excellent condition. AS a I child, I adored this trilogy; so pleased to be able to share it with our children. Most appealing whimsy with beautiful illustrations by Garth Williams.” ―School Library Journal, Starred Review“Delightful reading for the whole family.” ―The Horn Book Magazine“This is absolutely grand fun for anyone, a nine to ninety book with the most enchanting portraits by Garth Williams.” ―The New York Herald Tribune. It did not. Chester cricket is a country cricket that was brought to NY in a picnic basket and has to live in NY for a while. I know that absolutely none of the details of New York came through for me then, because they were entirely outside my frame of reference, so I was really curious about them now.Well, 4 stars for the New Yorkiness! (Tangentially, I bought this copy at Half Price Books near Iowa City.) (According to the book, crickets chirp most in late summer. It wasn't a required book to read, I just chose it because I guess at that age I was intrigued.