George Selden Books in Order
George Selden has written 8 books, published between 1960 and 1987. The first book is The Cricket in Times Square (1960) and the newest is The Old Meadow (1987). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1960–1987
- Confirmed
- 1 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,151 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 19–29 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,151 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
George Selden wrote children's fiction for readers in grades 1 to 3. The Cricket in Times Square (1960) opens a catalogue of eight books that closes with The Old Meadow (1987). Chester Cricket recurs as a character, named in Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride (1981) and Chester Cricket's New Home (1984), while Tucker's Countryside (1969), Harry Cat's Pet Puppy (1975), Irma and Jerry (1982) and Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse (1986) complete the run. Subjects record crickets, mice, cats, dogs, pigeons, pets, country life and New York City.
How many George Selden books are there?
George Selden has 8 books, released between 1960 and 1987.
George Selden Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 George Selden books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Cricket in Times Square1960 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419601601/4
- 2Tucker's Countryside1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419691921/4
- 3Harry Cat's Pet Puppy1975 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419751761/4
- 4Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride1981 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41981641/4
- 519822073/4
- 6Chester Cricket's New Home1984 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419841441/4
- 7Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 8The Old Meadow1987 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419872081/4
George Selden books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
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7 books7 George Selden titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read George Selden books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 George Selden books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with George Selden
Start with The Cricket in Times Square (1960), the earliest published title.
What is the newest George Selden book?
The Old Meadow (1987) is the newest George Selden book released so far.
Is there a new George Selden book coming?
No next George Selden book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
George Selden at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest George Selden title on record dates from 1987, 39 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- George Selden books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,151 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most George Selden books, 5 of 8, were published in the 1980s.
What the George Selden books are about
All 8 George Selden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 6 of 8 books
- Crickets 6 of 8 books
- Cats 4 of 8 books
- Animals 3 of 8 books
- Chester cricket (fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Mice 3 of 8 books
- Country life 2 of 8 books
- New York (N.Y.) 2 of 8 books