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Ralph S. Mouse

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My son and I just finished listening with rapt attention to the audio version of "Ralph S. Mouse," which is wonderfully read by actor William Roberts. Beverly Cleary's third book in her "Mouse and the Motorcycle" series comes to life with Roberts' many voices for characters such as Ralph, the hotel handyman Matt, and Ryan, who tries to save Matt's job by bringing Ralph to school. This audio-book is just over 2 hours long, which is ideal for use as a classroom "read-aloud," or in a car on a family trip, or for just sitting around with the family for a good listen. This tale has a wonderful atmosphere, from the threadbare carpets in the hotel, to the shiny floors at the school, where Ralph dreams of racing his motorcycle at night. This fantasy has so many true-to-life touches it fits many children's dreams of having a pet mouse in your pocket that you can talk to. Ralph has become standard fare in our elementary school library, and this audio-book is just one more fun way to experience this lovable mouse!

I really liked this book.The mouse was very clever and enjoyed lots of adventures. It was very easy because there weren't any hard words in the book.I also liked this book because I think that mice are cute. I loved this book and I hope someday you will read the book Ralph S.mouse.

Ralph "Smart" Mouse is fed up with living at the country inn with his rowdy mouse cousins who always want to ride his motorcycle. When his pal Ryan Bramble takes him to school, Ralph is delighted with his new home and instant rise to fame. But Ralph doesn't like it one bit when he's in a mouse exhibit and a reporter writes that there are mice throughout the school! What's worse is Ryan's quarrels with his classmate, Brad, who ends up breaking Ralph's motorcycle. Can anything replace his treasured motorcycle? Why can't they all be friends?

As usual the little things, dow to Ralph's learning to say vroom-vroom-vroom, not pb-b-b, pb-b-b (The motorcycle noise) to start his car and moorv (vroom backwards) to back it up, tune readers in to Ralph's experience.

...This book is about a mouse and his most pesky relatives. The mouse (Ralph) and his relatives live in a hotel. One day he got so mad he went to school with his friend Ryan to get away from his relatives. The moral of the story is don't bug someone or else they will get very mad. Another message is when you get mad don't try to run away from home. I think it's a very great book because it's adventurous. I recommend this book for people who like exciting moments. I think you should read this book too.

Many children have grown up reading books by Beverly Cleary. They couldn't have better companions as this author's stories are warm, entertaining, and filled with ideas that young readers can wrap their minds around.

Some of our favorites are in the Ramona series, which were named Newbery Honor books and also adapted for television. So great is this author's popularity that her stories appear in 14 languages and her characters often become a part of our language. A case in point is Ralph S. Mouse whose adventures have been shown on ABC-TV.

In this particular story there is no longer peace and quiet at the Mountain View Inn where Ralph lives. His pal, the handyman, is in trouble because there are mice at the Inn, so Ralph thinks he'd best skedaddle.

Fortunately for Ralph he has some young friends, children who understand him. One of these is Ryan who agrees to take Ralph and his motorcycle to school with him. Just think of those polished floors on which Ralph can ride his motorcycle!

Unfortunately, his motorcycle is broken when Ryan and a classmate get into a shoving match. Further, Ralph is put on display. School isn't so great after all. What's a mouse, even one as smart as Ralph to do?

Actor B. D. Wong made his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly. For this performance he received the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater World Award. He is the only actor to be so honored. He merits another shelf of awards for his narration of Ralph S. Mouse. He brings whimsy and life to his reading. For fans of Ralph, Mr. Wong also reads Mouse and the Motorcycle and Runaway Ralph.

All are highly recommended!

- Gail Cooke

Beaverly Cleary's Ralph s. Mouse is a "Must Read." This book is good for kids 10-13 years of age.Its good for whoever likes to read.What really stunned me is how Beaverly Cleary describes everything in the book. She had a lot of detail in this book. This book is one of the greatest.

Hooray! Our freewheeling motorcyclist mouse pal is back--just as spunky and determined to continue his not-so-secret lifestyle as a Night Rider at the Mountain View Inn. No reforms for our Ralph! This time he has a new boy to train to serve as his pitcrew/accomplice in dare-devil, hotwheel antics.

Family problems plus a guilty conscience result in Ralph's taking a vacation from the Inn, spending a week at Ryan's school. When the clever teacher, Miss K. discovers Ralph in her classroom--far from screaming or fainting-- she improvises a unit on MICE! Her pupils must prepare scientific projects and literary reports. But Ralph is Not honored by all this sudden notoriety and dubious fame; he prefers the comforting anonymity of Ryan's pocket or an old boot.

The class also learns a lesson in coping with shoddy journalism and even Ralph discovers a non-violent way to deal with rowdies. But disaster befalls Keith's original gift to the young mouse; will poor Ralph ever ride his beloved motorcyle again? A cute mouse tale which will amuse readers who are young at heart.

I read the book Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary. This was an adventure, fiction book written for 4th grade readers. It is a good book. I recommend it.

Ralph is a mouse. He has lots of relatives and lives in a hotel. He can talk and he has a motorcycle. Rian is boy. He is a friend to Ralph. Rian brings Ralph to school. He has lots of adventures there. He gets stuck in duct tape. I think it is a good book. It is dramatic and silly. Ralph S. Mouse is amazing and adventurous.

Ralph S. Mouse is an excellent novel for younger students. It is about a boy named Ryan who encounters a mouse living under a father clock in his hotel. Ryan brings Ralph the mouse to school and he has instant fame. The two encounter many people during the road to success for the mouse. This book has many twist and change of directions in the story. The author Beverly Clearly did a great job of relating humans with animals in her giant imagination. I think many kids will enjoy this book if they are interested in adventures with animals.

I really thought that this story was a great book and I think Beverly Cleary is a talented author.I liked the part when Ralph told Brad how mad he was that he broke his motorcycle.Brad became friends with Rayn after Ralph talked to him. One day when Brad went over Rayn's house and gave Ralph a brand new sports car . I really liked this book and I think Beverly Cleary a real good author.It makes me want to read more books by her.