The Cricket in Times Square
After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station, he takes up residence in a newsstand. Between escapades in New York City, Chester and four new friends manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.
After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station, he takes up residence in a newsstand. Between escapades in New York City, Chester and four new friends manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440415633 (0440415632)
Publish date: September 15th 1985
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Pages no: 151
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Kids,
Animals,
Chapter Books
Series: Chester Cricket and His Friends (#1)
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleI absolutely loved this book. It is an adorably entertaining read.While reading it, I had vague recollections of having read it before, but nothing concrete. I think I read it in elementary school, but I don't remember much of it. I am so glad I read i...
Absolutely love the book. I recommend for all children.
It would be four stars if not for the stereotyped Sai Fong.
A simple, charming story. Chester Cricket after becoming trapped beneath roast beef sandwiches in a picnic basket finds himself stranded in the station below Times Square. This is where Mario Belini, a struggling newspaper vendor's son, finds and adopts him. Out of gratitude and after an unfortunate...
The story was good, and the illustrations were nice; still, this book was somewhat unremarkable. I get that it was written for kids, but my copy says the book was written at a sixth grade reading level. Well, I can tell you right now that my sixth grade classmates would have found a story like thi...
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