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George Selden

Born

in Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

May 14, 1929

Died

December 05, 1989

Genre

Children's Books

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George Selden (1929-1989) was the author of The 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 infrequentl ...more

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	The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1) by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 65,725 ratings — published 1960 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tucker's Countryside (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #2) by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 1969 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Cat's Pet Puppy (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #6) by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chester Cricket's New Home (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #5) by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1981 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #4) by George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 324 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Meadow (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #7) by George Selden, George Selden 3.81 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1987 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Genie of Sutton Place 3.98 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1973 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oscar Lobster's Fair Exchange by George Selden, Peter Lippman (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1957 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Irma and Jerry (An Avon Camelot Book) by George Selden, Leslie H. Morrill (illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Chester Cricket and His Friends (6 books)
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“I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish.”
― George Selden

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“I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish," sighed Chester. "It's getting towards autumn now. And it's so pretty up in Connecticut. All the trees change color. The days get very clear―with a little smoke on the horizon from burning leaves. Pumpkins begin to come out.”
― George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

tags: autumn, fall, leaves, pumpkins

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“Talent is something rare and beautiful and precious,
and it must not be allowed to go to waste.”
― George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square

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