A Pocketful of Cricket
Rebecca Caudill, Evaline Ness
Paperback
(Troll Associates, March 15, 2004)
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. "Chee! Chee!" Inside Jay's dark pocket Cricket fiddles. But what will happen when it is time to go back to school? Will Cricket come too? A Caldecott Honor classic that celebrates friendship and new experiences. Forty years after its original publication, this charming tale continues to capture the imaginative world of a child.