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George Selden
(1929 - 1989)
George Selden Thompson was an American author, who wrote under the pseudonym George Selden. He is best known for his 1961 book The Cricket in Times Square, which received a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963 and a Newbery Honor.
Bibliography
Chester Cricket’s New Home (1983)
When his stump is destroyed by an overweight picnicker, Chester Cricket begins an odyssey to find a new one, with some help from his friends.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride (1981)
Chester Cricket goes sightseeing one night with his friend Lulu Pigeon. Richard Egielski painted the book jacket.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Richard Egielski
Garth Williams
The Cricket in Times Square (1960)
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
The Garden Under the Sea (1957)
Oscar Lobster and his friends are tired of the humans stealing rocks and shells and decide turn-about is fair play.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garry MacKenzie
The Genie of Sutton Place (1973)
When Tim finds a Genie, the excitement starts in Sutton Place.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon
Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy (1974)
When Harry Cat brings home a stray puppy, he and Tucker Mouse must find it a new home before it outgrows their drainpipe in Times Square.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse (1986)
This is the story of how Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse first met and how they ended up living in a drainpipe in Times Square. Richard Egielski added the color to the dust jacket illustration.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Richard Egielski
Garth Williams
The Old Meadow (1987)
Chester Cricket and his friends help one of the oldest inhabitants of the Meadow keep his house.
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Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Oscar Lobster’s Fair Exchange (1966)
Oscar and his friends decide if the humans can collect shells, they can collect human artefacts.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Peter Lippman
Sparrow Socks (1965)
The McFee brothers need work and the sparrows need socks - so they get to work and soon not only the sparrows have socks, but the whole town does as well.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Peter Lippman
Tucker’s Countryside (1969)
The adventures of a city bred cat and mouse when they go to the country in Connecticut to visit their friend, Chester Cricket. A sequel to “The Cricket in Times Square.”
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams