Friday, January 29, 2010

The Cricket in Times Square - George Selden

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be hanging around a picnic, trying to steal some liverwurst, when all of a sudden you find yourself in the bottom of the picnic basket being squished by the roast beef? And then you realize that you're on a train, and heading very far away from where you were?

Chester the cricket can tell you. You end up in the subway station under Times Square. Fortunately, the Bellini's have a newsstand, and they take you in.

This book is a classic, and I don't know why I've never read it before. It's not very deep, but it was really cute. Definitely a good transition book, most appropriate for 1st through 5th graders. I really enjoyed it though.

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