A Pocketful of Cricket - Hardcover

Caudill, Rebecca

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805075240 ISBN 13: 9780805075243

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2004

Synopsis

"Chee! Chee!"
Inside Jay's dark pocket Cricket began fiddling.
The talking stopped.
Everybody listened.

A Caldecott Honor classic that celebrates friendship and
new experiences-back in print on its 40th anniversary

One afternoon late in August, before the start of a new school year, Jay finds Cricket. Cricket fits just right in small spaces-like under a tea strainer or in Jay's very own pocket-and Cricket makes the most exciting sounds. But what happens when it's time to go back to school? Will Cricket come too?

Forty years after its original publication, this charming tale continues to capture the imaginative world of a child.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca Caudill (1899-85) was the author of more than twenty books for children, including The Best-Loved Doll and A Certain Small Shepherd. Ms. Caudill's contributions to children's literature continue to be honored each year with the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award.

Evaline Ness (1911-1986) illustrated more than thirty books for young readers and also wrote many of her own. In addition to winning the Caldecott Honor for A Pocketful of Cricket, she received the Caldecott Medal for Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine. Like Rebecca Caudill, she has left a huge mark on the world of children's literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0805075240
• ISBN 13: 9780805075243
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Ness Evaline