Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Animals, Cats, Dogs, Fiction, Review
Tags:Crickets, Eleanor Estes, Insects
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Pinky Pye (Paperback)
by Eleanor Estes
ISBN: 0152025650
Price: USD 6.99
155 used & new available from USD 0.10
The Pye family, complete with Ginger and Gracie, were going to spend the summer on Fire Island! Once there, they find an “abandid” kitten named Pinky. The Pyes decide to keep her. They find out she has unusual talents, such as boxing with Ginger and even typing on their typewriter! Uncle Bennie came to Fire Island with them and develops an interest in crickets and grasshoppers. He starts keeping them as pets and Rachel will put them, inside their cricket and or grasshopper box, up in the eaves. But when they start disappearing… what’s up?
This is a great book. You can probably guess what’s up, so I didn’t categorize it as a mystery. Still, Pinky’s cute and I like the epilogue.
(11 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Animals, Award Winner, Cats, Dogs, Fiction, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Review
Tags:Birds, Crickets, Garth Williams, George Selden, Insects, Mice
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Tucker’s Countryside (Paperback)
by George Selden, Garth Williams
ISBN: 0440402484
Price: —
12 used & new available from USD 2.83
The Old Meadow is scheduled to be destroyed, and Chester Cricket has sent word to Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat in New York City. Tucker and Harry rush to Hedley, Connecticut. Chester wants Tucker to think of a plan to save the meadow, but what with Harry being adopted by a girl named Ellen, Tucker’s got his hands full.
I enjoyed Tucker’s Countryside a bit less than some of the others in this series, but it’s still very enjoyable and very fun.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Animals, Dogs, Fiction, Review
Tags:Crickets, George Selden
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Dubber the dog is worried. People from the Town Council are coming to his owner’s cabin and saying things like, “unsightly” and “undignified.” The cabin may be torn down! A mockingbird named Ashley with a beautiful voice comes and becomes friends with Chester. The animals of the Old Meadow, along with Ashley, must work together to try and save the cabin!
There are some bad words in this book, but it’s still pretty good. Walter Watersnake is back in this bookâalong with his fun personality.
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Animals, Easy Read, Fiction, Funny, Quick Read, Review
Tags:Crickets, George Selden
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While staying in Times Square, Chester visits many different places with his human friend Mario. Unfortunately, Chester becomes victim to an acute attack of homesickness and decides to take a short hop as far as Tucker’s home, but loses his way and has several interesting adventures. From crossing Broadway to falling off the Empire State Building, Chester Cricket has the ride of his life.
A fun book. It’s a little distressing when he’s smashed flat . . . Just kidding! I only gave it one star because it’s okay if you’re looking for a quick, easy read. This is the sort of book that you read when you have a little snack to eat and you wanted to eat it while reading something mildly interesting. It’s also light enough to enable you to look and see where you’re putting your food, instead of being visually glued to the page. Enjoy, and munch in relative safety.
(2 votes, average: 1.5 out of 5)
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Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Award Winner, Cats, Fiction, Funny, Review
Tags:Crickets, George Selden, Mice
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The Cricket in Times Square (Paperback)
by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0440415632
Price: USD 6.50
375 used & new available from USD 0.10
Chester Cricket comes from Connecticut to New York by accident in a picnic basket. A boy named Mario finds him, and, though Mama is scornful, gets to keep him in an emptied matchbox in their newspaper stand. Chester meets Tucker the mouse and Harry the cat, both experienced foragers, and they become friends. But when the newspaper stand is accidentally set on fire during a dinner party of the three, and when Chester dreams about leaves and wakes up chewing a two dollar bill, will Mario be able to keep Chester?
A pretty good book! This is probably one of my favorite books of the Chester Cricket series. I like the part when Chester meets Harry. With humor and adventure, this is the first of the Chester Cricket series.
(7 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5)
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