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The Very Quiet Cricket

First published
1990
Reading stage
Picture books & shared reading

Reading this with your child

This story follows a young cricket trying to find its sound while meeting other insects. It is great for shared reading, though if you're buying a used copy, do check to see if the sound feature still works.

For visual discovery, familiar read-alouds, and lap reading.

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Choosing an edition

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Publication history & sources

This book is in the Publishers Weekly historical bestseller survey. Inclusion in that survey documents its cumulative popularity, but does not establish a specific sales rank within the 1990s.

Publication record for The Very Quiet Cricket

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