The book was about a cricket that gets lost by being trapped in a picnic basket. He is somehow transported to Times Square. A boy named Mario took the cricket and kept it as a pet. The cricket meets some other animals in Time Square. They were Tucker mouse and Harry cat. The cricket became famous because he could play songs by using his wings and his hind legs to make a violin. It attracted many costumers to Mario's newsstand.
My favorite part of the book was when the cricket was playing his songs because I thought it was cool. I would like to see a cricket play classical music but a cricket could never do that. I also like Harry cat because it reminds me of my own cat named Furry. This book was exciting and interesting just like my brother said.
I liked the book because it was really interesting finding out how they could make the bankrupt newsstand successful. Then again most books are kind of boring because it keeps on saying the same things over and over again. This book isn't boring because every page you turn something new happens, so this book is really exciting to read.
My favorite part in this book was when Mario's newsstand finally became a success. It is my favorite part because it is kind of sad in the start of the book because it seems like Mario's life is very poor and trying to struggle just to make his newsstand right. Then, when you see that they brought up with a great plan, and Mario's newsstand is filled with people now.