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Introduction to George Seldon.
George szell Thompson was born in Connecticut on 1929. After graduating from Yale University, he went to Rome to study for a year. After that, Seldon lived in new york until his death in 1989. He loved music, archaeological research, Tolkien (the author of The Lord of the Rings) and was passionate about life.

The Adventure of Cricket was originally named Cricket in Times Square (also known as Cricket in Times Square and Cricket in Times Square), which was published by Deere Publishing Company in new york, USA on 1960, and was well received by library journal and New York Herald Tribune in the United States.

As of 1978 and 18, this book has been reprinted 17 times. Won the second place in newbury Children's Literature Award. Then there are two sequels: Journey on the Back of Chester Cricket and Pigeon and Chester Cricket's New Home. ?

After graduating from Yale University, george selden intended to develop in the direction of script writing, but with the encouragement of his friends, he embarked on the road of writing children's novels. His first book was published in 1956, but it didn't attract much attention. What really made him famous was 196 1 Cricket in Times Square, which won the silver prize of newbury Children's Literature Prize.

This story book describing the unusual friendship between a cricket, a mouse and a cat has received rave reviews since its publication and is still popular in the American market, which has established Seldon's position in children's literature.