What year was the book that Jiminy Cricket is based off of published?
Talking Cricket The Talking Cricket (Italian: "Il Grillo Parlante" ) is a fictional character that appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" ("Le avventure di Pinocchio").
A. A. Thomson Arthur Alexander Thomson, MBE (7 April 1894 at Harrogate, Yorkshire – 2 June 1968 near Lord's in London) was an English writer best known for his books on cricket, for which he used the byline "AA Thomson". He wrote nearly 60 books in all, including plays, novels, verse, humour and travel books.