The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
Written by George Selden
Illustrated by Garth Williams
New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1960
6" x 9"
Kerlan Collection, Children's Literature Research Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
As the artist responsible for depicting the Central Park escapades of an adventurous mouse named Stuart Little, Garth Williams was the obvious choice to illustrate this amusing tale set in and around Times Square that highlights the friendship of a cat, a mouse, and a musical cricket.