The Cricket In Times Square is, of course, about a cricket in Times Square, New York.  Author, George Selden, did an amazing job of writing this book and using very challenging and descriptive words.  While illustrator, Garth Williams, did an amazing job of expressing and drawing out the emotions of the characters.                                The Cricket In Times Square is,of course, about a cricket in Times Square, New York.  It all started with Chester Cricket living in a log in Connecticut.  Then one day, he saw a picnic basket and decided to drop in for a bite to eat.  Chester ended up getting trapped in the picnic basket, so when the people that owned the basket left to go back to their home state, they, unknowingly, took Chester with them. Chester soon found himself in a new place with high skyscrapers.  He began to worry how he was to get back to his “lovely” log in Connecticut.  After about two days not knowing where he was, a kid named Mario hears Chester chirping and goes to see what the noise was.  Mario found Chester and kept him as a pet.  That night Chester met two new friends: Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat (also pets of Mario.)  My favorite part of the story is when Mario and Chester go to Chinatown to try to find a cage for Chester to live in.  They find a man named Sai Fong, he has a variety of cages to sell to Mario.  The funny part is that every time Sai Fong says “cricket”, because of his Chinese accent, it comes out clicket instead. I recommend this book to whoever likes a funny story with animals as the main characters.