The Cricket in Times Square

Unabridged
Author: George Selden
Narrator: Rene Auberjonois
Genres: Children's, Fiction, Literature, Classics, Classics
Publisher: Listening Library, Inc.
Date: April 2004
Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

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 friends: 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.

Reviews (2)

good kids story

Written by Jen O from Alhambra, CA on April 2nd, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

i remember reading this book as a child and loving it. i appreciate it even more as an adult and enjoyed listening to it in the car. it's really well done and i highly recommend it.

cricket in times square

Written by Anonymous on February 4th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

A sweet, sweet story. I loved it, and loved the narrator, too.