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Grade Range: 3 to 6
Age Range: 8 to 12

Written by George Selden - Audio book narrated by Tony Shalhoub - Unabridged Fiction - 2 COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours, 30 minutes

Publisher, Macmillan Audio (April 2008)

Before there was Despereaux there was Tucker Mouse and Chester Cricket, two of the most beloved characters in children's literature!

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 friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City—the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He’d be there still if he hadn’t followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone’s picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides—and friends—than Tucker and Harry.

About the Author: George Selden (1929-1989) wrote not only the adventures of Chester, Harry, Tucker, and their friends but also THE GENIE OF SUTTON PLACE, which was one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year.