The Cricket in Time Square

I have fond memories of reading and rereading and rereading The Cricket in Time Square as a kid. I'm pretty sure I was around nine-years-old the first time I got the book from the library, right after a TV special starring Mel Blanc aired on TV.

So, when it showed up as available on Paperbackswap.com, I jumped on it.

I finished it today, and it did not disappoint. It's a charming story about a cricket that accidentally gets on a train to New York City and finds himself stranded in Time Square. It's set in the late 50's/early 60s and hearkens back to a time when people still listen to the radio, buy newspapers and read magazines. So, what was once a children's book nownserves more as a period piece. it also has some absolutely adorable pictures, one for each chapter.

The author write several sequels, but I'm not sure if I want to read then. This book feels like lightning in a bottle to me.