"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. "Boy, oh boy!" Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right.
Ralph the mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall - right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures. Once a mouse can ride a motorcyle ... almost anything can happen!
Michael A. (malone99) from FITCHBURG, MA wrote on 5/4/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One might have known that if Beverly Cleary were to invent a mouse, it would be a down-to-earth, boyish mouse with a proclivity for getting in scrapes. A good story!
Jennifer G. (jmuhliggordon) from WAMEGO, KS wrote on 1/2/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of my favorite children's books!
Jessica M. (jessiegirl133) from SPOKANE, WA wrote on 11/11/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is one of my favorites i loved it.
Toni G. (ToniG) from NEW BRITAIN, CT wrote on 7/26/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Beverly Cleary has written about a down to earth, boyish mouse with a proclivity for getting into scrapes. A great story with lots of humor!
Matt F. from BROOKLYN, NY wrote on 5/3/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A classic children's book, loved by both my 7- and 11-year olds
Denise M. (mytraditions) from WEST CHESTER, PA wrote on 4/2/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Ralph the mouse was terrified. All he had wanted to do was ride the little motorcycle someone had left on the table. Instead, both Ralph and the motorcycle had taken a terrivle fall -- right inot the bottom of the wastepaper basket. He was trapped, left to wait for whatever fate was in store for him.
But it turned out to be Ralph's lucky day. Alnog came Keith, the owner of the toy motorcycle, who was staying with his family in the hotel room where Ralph lived. Not only did Keith save Ralph's life, but he taught him how to ride the bike. And, when everyone was asleep, he turned Ralph loose in the hotel halls to enjoy the biking adventure of his life. But adventures can be both fun and trouble... as Ralph and Keith soon found out.
Beverly Cleary is an awesome writer for young readers - another great read.
Betsy W. (betsy) from PRESTON, MD wrote on 3/15/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My 7 year old loved me reading this to him. It was great since it was read to me as a child too :)
Karla C. (Karlabelle) from FRANKLIN, OH wrote on 2/27/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
You'll fall in love with Ralph! What's cooler than a mouse who rides a motorcycle?!
Kelly H. (momiac) from MECHANICSVLLE, VA wrote on 1/4/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cute, fun book.
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Beth O. (blythemeteor) from HILLSBOROUGH, NH wrote on 8/28/2006...
A classic kids chapter book.
Molly M. (freeverse071681) from S MILWAUKEE, WI wrote on 8/20/2006...
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Melissa V. (abbynormal) from PINCKNEY, MI wrote on 7/29/2006...
reading level 5.8
Emily R. from KOSCIUSKO, MS wrote on 7/26/2006...
cover is different and book is older. No tears or rips.
Patricia M. from FRAMINGHAM, MA wrote on 6/30/2006...
a classic
Lenna B. (bratz54) from BATTLE CREEK, MI wrote on 5/9/2006...
it has a few marks of age. i got it from a friend.
Katie F. from WEST HARTFORD, CT wrote on 9/25/2005...
THIS BOOK WAS A FUN READ WHEN I WAS A KID
Joy B. from ALTAMONTE SPG, FL wrote on 1/13/2005...