Cricket in Times Square book report
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Imagine that you were living in a peaceful country with grass, trees, birds... and suddenly you were moved to an extremely crowded city! Everything is strange, and new for you. Do you think you will like it? This is the story of a fictional book called The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, where a cricket who came from Connecticut starts living a new life in New York.
Chester, the cricket is a very good singer. His owner is a newsstand boy called Mario. He finds Chester under a pile of papers, and he felt like he wanted to have Chester as a pet immediately when he first sees it. The problem is that Chester is from the country, which is different from New York. So, Tucker the mouse and Harry the Cat helps Chester get used to this new city, and also become friends with Chester.
As Chester impresses people by singing its songs, they make their own concerts. Tucker becomes the manager, and Chester sings the songs. People in the station enjoy and even poke their fingers in Chester's cage, which Chester doesn't like. He wants to go home, but he also doesn't want to because he just didn't want to leave someone who took care of him everyday. Also, he doesn't want to leave his new friends behind. Will Chester choose home or friendship?
This is a great book that shows friendship. For example, usually mice and cats are enemies. But in this book, the mouse and the cat are friends. And usually when you see a cricket in the streets, what would you do? If I was in that situation, I would say “Ewww,” and run away. But Mario accepted Chester as a pet regardless of what Mama and Papa Bellini said. The book has no enemies between the characters, which makes it appropriate for all ages. But since it is not a picture book, I do not recommend it to kids under six years old. But once you read the book, you will get sucked into the book like me, and not put it down!
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Imagine that you were living in a peaceful country with grass, trees, birds... and suddenly you were moved to an extremely crowded city! Everything is strange, and new for you. Do you think you will like it? This is the story of a fictional book called The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, where a cricket who came from Connecticut starts living a new life in New York.
Chester, the cricket is a very good singer. His owner is a newsstand boy called Mario. He finds Chester under a pile of papers, and he felt like he wanted to have Chester as a pet immediately when he first sees it. The problem is that Chester is from the country, which is different from New York. So, Tucker the mouse and Harry the Cat helps Chester get used to this new city, and also become friends with Chester.
As Chester impresses people by singing its songs, they make their own concerts. Tucker becomes the manager, and Chester sings the songs. People in the station enjoy and even poke their fingers in Chester's cage, which Chester doesn't like. He wants to go home, but he also doesn't want to because he just didn't want to leave someone who took care of him everyday. Also, he doesn't want to leave his new friends behind. Will Chester choose home or friendship?
This is a great book that shows friendship. For example, usually mice and cats are enemies. But in this book, the mouse and the cat are friends. And usually when you see a cricket in the streets, what would you do? If I was in that situation, I would say “Ewww,” and run away. But Mario accepted Chester as a pet regardless of what Mama and Papa Bellini said. The book has no enemies between the characters, which makes it appropriate for all ages. But since it is not a picture book, I do not recommend it to kids under six years old. But once you read the book, you will get sucked into the book like me, and not put it down!