George Selden

George Selden
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George Selden (1929-1989) was the author of A Cricket in Times Square, winner of the 1961 Newbery Honor and a timeless children’s classic. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Selden received his B.A. from Yale, where he was a member of the Elizabethan Club and contributed to the literary magazine. He spent three summer sessions at Columbia University and, after college, studied for a year in Rome on a Fulbright Scholarship.
 
People often asked Selden how he got the idea for The Cricket in Times Square. “One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in the Times Square subway station. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although they happen all too infrequently.” The popular Cricket series grew to seven titles, including Tucker's Countryside and The Old Meadow. In 1973, The Cricket in Times Square was made into an animated film. Selden wrote more than fifteen books, as well as two plays. His storytelling blends the marvelous with the commonplace realities of life, and it was essential to him that his animal characters display true emotions and feelings.

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Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Starring Harry
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Starring Harry
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Story by Thea Feldman; Illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov; Inspired by George Selden and Garth Williams
Square Fish

Harry Cat loves the theater. One night he jumps in and lands a part in a big Broadway play. But now Tucker Mouse is home alone and misses him terribly. How...


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Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Tucker's Beetle Band
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Tucker's Beetle Band
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Story by Thea Feldman; Illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov; Inspired by George Selden and Garth Williams
Square Fish

My Readers Level 2: Tucker Mouse is managing a beetle band in this all new story created especially for beginning readers based on characters from The Cricket...


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Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Harry to the Rescue!
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Harry to the Rescue!
My Readers
Story by Thea Feldman; Illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov; Inspired by George Selden and Garth Williams
Square Fish

My Readers Level 2: Tucker Mouse is trapped and Harry Cat is trying to rescue him in this all new story created especially for beginning readers based on...


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Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse / Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse / Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
Chester Cricket and His Friends
George Selden; Illustrated by Garth Williams
Square Fish

See how Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse became friends and then soar above the city with Chester Cricket and Lulu Pigeon in these delightful companions to The...


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The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
Chester Cricket and His Friends
George Selden; Illustrated by Garth Williams
Square Fish

A mouse, a cat, and a cricket take a bite out of the Big Apple.


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Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse
Chester Cricket and His Friends
George Selden; Illustrated by Garth Williams
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New editions of old favorites Meet Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. No one would ever dream that a cat and mouse could become friends, but that doesn't stop...


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Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
Chester Cricket and His Friends
Written by George Selden; Pictures by Garth Williams
Square Fish

Chester Cricket--the famous cricket in Times Square--is homesick. When his friend Mario takes him to a sky show at the Planetarium, Chester realizes how much...


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The Old Meadow
The Old Meadow
Chester Cricket and His Friends
George Selden; Illustrated by Garth Williams
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Un Grillo En Time Square
Un Grillo En Time Square
Chester Cricket and His Friends
Chester Selden; Pictures by Garth Williams
Mirasol/libros juveniles

Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he’d seen it all. But he’s never met a cricket before, which really isn’t surprising, because, along with his...


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