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The Cricket in Times Square

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The Cricket in Times Square

By: George Selden, Stacey Lee
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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An updated version of The Cricket in Times Square, the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new afterword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee.

Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City—the Times Square subway station.

Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides—and friends—than Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventures—from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.

Chester makes a third friend, too. 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. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understands that the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hidden talent and no one—not even Chester himself—realizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers

©1960 George Selden (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

“The story of a musical cricket and his friends, a mouse and a cat of real character, who took up their abode in a Times Square newsstand...Most appealing whimsy with beautiful illustrations by Garth Williams.”—Starred, School Library Journal

Classic Tale • Sweet Story • Engaging Narration • Immersive Experience • Beautiful Friendship • Vivid Storytelling
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This book was so good it was like I was actually there in Times Square and everything felt real with the audio

This is the best book ever

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The Cricket In Times Square was a great book for our family a roadtrip. We enjoyed the narration!

Family read-aloud

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The store really came to life with the narrator. The sound affects added to the listening experience.

Excellent narrator & sound affects

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Sound effects were obnoxious and odd. Additionally by trying to make the cricket's chirping music realistic (with a synthesizer playing a cricket chirp?), they created a truly cringe worthy soundtrack which is so contrary to the whole point of the book.

Unfortunate Sound Effect

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The reader uses fun voices and background sounds. It was a sweet story to listen to

Great narration

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I can’t stand the voice if someone else could read it instead I think it would be better

I hated the voice

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Overall really enjoyed it all! Narrator, story line and the effects made it all come alive!

Loved the background effects

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i liked the way the cricket played
i didn’t like the way the mom acted to the cricket.

Cool cat

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this brought back so many memories from my childhood. I read this first, in the 4th grade. I'm 44 now, at it reminds me of going to school in West Hartford Connecticut.

great story

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BEST BOOK EVER so everyone lister to it right now seriously SERIOUSLY JUST DO IT

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