Ralph S. Mouse audiobook

If memory serves, The Mouse and the Motorcycle was a book my mom brought home from the library one day. Maybe that was a normal thing in the 90s, for your mom to attend the library frequently, peruse books that her kids might like, check them out and bring them home. My guess is it wasn't "normal" and my mom was just special. She loved reading and expended a lot of effort to help her kids appreciate it. There are many aspects of my adult life I wish I could share with her. A rediscovered love for reading is a particularly painful one. Ralph and his Motorcycle were a thoroughly enjoyable callback to a simpler time. There is so much about Ralph's flaws and growth to relate to. The humor is really witty. But I think what I appreciate most is the simple fun of a mouse riding a motorcycle.

This was, by far, my boys' favorite chapter book series so far. They loved it.

Ralph S. MousePersonal Response This book was really interesting. It was fun to read about all the things that mice might actually be thinking. It was also cool to see that a little mouse could make two kids best friends. It’s nice to see that It has real life scenarios. Plot When midnight struck at a hotel way up in the mountains, a mouse named Ralph came riding out of his hole on a motorcycle. He went right through the puddles of muddy water and anything else he can go through with it. His relatives wanted to ride but he had a problem. He only had one helmet and only one seat. This did not make his relatives happy. They chased him around until he drove into his hole under the clock. He thought hard about how to keep his motorcycle from his relatives. He decided he had to leave this place so his relatives would not tear his motorcycle apart. The next day he crawled up his friend Ryan's pant leg into his shirt pocket. Ryan asked what he was doing and he said, “ I’m going to live at your school.” Without much thought Ryan said, “yes.” He went and grabbed Ralph’s motorcycle and got on his bus. While at school Ryan got caught with Ralph. The class decided to do a project on the things mice, like Ralph, do on a everyday basis. After the project they would have Ralph run a maze. Ralph did run the maze and he did it in under a minute. Ryan has a new friend named Brandon. Brandon gave Ralph a Laser LTZ which is a sports car. Recommendation I would recommend this book to any gender who likes adventure books. I recommend the book for third grade and up because it's easy to read. I think it would be hard for younger kids to understand this book. It's a great book and I think every kid should read it.

I got this out of the library for my 1st grader. His teacher had read the story to the class over the period of a week or so. He loved the story so much, he wanted to read it for himself. Unfortunately, (while I was certain we own a copy) I couldn't find our copy, and the library copy was already checked out. So, we got the audiobook for him to listen to in his room. He listened to it every day for 4 or 5 days until his little brother asked to have the music back at bedtime. I ended up downloading it for his MP3 player so he could listen to it some more. After completing all the audiobooks I had on my iPod, I decided to listen to his story too.It was really cute.I can see why he liked the story so much and it gives me reason, once again, to be amazed by Beverly Cleary's talent. A true classic able to be enjoyed by all ages.

Want to do a reread so will review at that time.

My least favorite of the three but the boys loved it!

I read the series aloud to the boys and while I remember adoring it as a kid, I really remembered no details. So glad to re-read it with the kids.

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I love books by Beverly Cleary - read them as a child and love reading them to my students. I’m trying to decide between this book or THE SUMMER OF RILEY by Eve Bunting. I want to start the year off reading with my students. Which book do you think I should begin with?

My twin six year olds rated this book a 5 out of 5. This was a great read aloud book for them. The kids were thoroughly entertained.