The Cricket in Times Square

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.

Geoige Selden was the author of many books for children, including Tucker's Countryside, Chester Cricket's New Home and Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride, all companions to The Cricket in Times Square. Gaith Williams, a master illustrator and colorist, illustrated many books for children, among them Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, A Brother for the Orphelines and The Happy Orpheline.