{"product_id":"9781250002563","title":"Tucker's Countryside","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTucker's Countryside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): George Selden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChester Cricket needs help. That's the message John Robin carries into the Times Square subway station where Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse live. Quickly, Chester's good friends set off on the long, hard journey to the Old Meadow, where all is not well.\u003cbr\u003e     Houses are creeping closer. Bulldozers and construction are everywhere. It looks like Chester and his friends' home will be ruined and the children of the town won't have a place to play. Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse are used to the city life. Now in the country, they need to find a place to stay and good things to eat. And most of all they must think of a plan to help their friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delightful, breezy story with lively humorous drawings . . . A warm, witty, whimsical text.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enchanting book . . . funny, tender, exciting.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thrilling and funny . . . an outstanding book of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There's enough gusto--especially in Tucker's reactions to rural life and to Harry's defection--to make this a not unworthy successor to \u003ci\u003eCricket\u003c\/i\u003e if not its equal.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It isn't often that a reviewer can write that a sequel to a delicious book is every bit as delicious as the book it follows. . . . \u003ci\u003eTucker's Countryside\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect match in text and illustration to . . . The \u003ci\u003eCricket in Times Square\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A charming . . . fantasy. Beautifully illustrated.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250002563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40647995031758,"sku":"9781250002563","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0c4fce97-b8b3-43e1-a20a-89c2362fcfc6.jpg?v=1639189473","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250002563","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}