The Mouse and the Motorcycle: 1 (Ralph S. Mouse)

Ok, it's a story I read a long time ago but it's still a good one. It's funny and pacy with lots of opportunities for discussion. Good quality used copy.

My husband read this as as a child, so glad my children are enjoying it as much as he did. It was his favourite book.

My 9 year old really loved this book. He is requesting more books by the same author, it's a shame she only wrote a few.

This was a gift and arrived to the recipient swiftly. She was very appreciative as she particularly wanted a book about a mouse's adventures !

When Keith and his family take room 215 at an old hotel, he never imagines what is in store for him. See, that room also happens to be the home of Ralph, a young mouse. When Keith leaves his toy motorcycle out and then leaves for dinner, Ralph can't resist sitting on it. Keith discovers him and the two become friends. But what adventures will await Ralph now that he can ride a motorcycle? I missed these books as a kid. There is a decided fantasy element to them that is missing from Beverly Cleary's other books. But that doesn't make them bad at all. In fact, just the little bits that were there added a lot of charm to the story. The story started a little slowly, but once Ralph takes his first ride on the motorcycle, things really pick up. In fact, I was often left wondering how he would get out of whatever his next problem would be. Mrs. Cleary does a wonderful job of bring a mouse's world to life and creating problems that would be realistic. Ralph really grows over the course of the book, and that growth is fun to watch, at least for this adult. I know I have missed other books about Ralph, and I just might have to track them down. I'm interested in seeing what else happens to this adventuresome mouse.

☺☺☺☺☺ It's about a MOUSE 🐁who rides a MOTORCYCLE. Don't Ask. The Mouse is friends With a human. The Mouse is called Ralph; the human's called Keith. It's good. (Ralph can talk) ((By Noah) (Age 8))

When I was an 8 year old at the end of the seventies I had a brilliant teacher who was passionate about story telling. She used to put a great deal of colour & drama into her stories and of all of the books she read us that year, this was the most fun. Every child imbues their toys with life and vitality through imagination and dreams, and it's a familiar device in childrens' fiction. What's so memorable about this book's use of this concept, however, is it's huge sense of fun. The central themes are not overdone for the younger listener/reader: being small and wondrous of your surroundings is certainly a subject that all children will find resonant. More than this though, it's the exhiliration of the story, the joy of speed and adventure, and the unshakeable central friendship of the boy and the mouse that ensures this book is one that will be cared about. Learning to overcome your fears and thriving on friendship is a great subject for discussion as a family. This book is a blast- particulalrly as a read-aloud. Even for the short attention span: there are numerous cliff-hangers to keep kids holding on for the next instalment. Give it a whirl.

Reviewed by a 6yo. It was great. I liked the pictures of the mouse riding the motorcycle. It was cool hearing the story of the boy making friends with the mouse. I liked that the mouse had a little knot hole, and the boy put food in it. I would recommend this book, make sure you read the whole book. It's the coolest book ever. I loved it.

Mouse and the Motorcycle My grandson enjoyed this story. He could relate to the boy and the mouse. Great vocabulary challenge too!

Livro interessante. A autora tem vasta coleção de livros infantis. Para o público infanto-juvenil que quer treinar sua leitura em inglês é uma boa pedida. Recomendo!

My 4th grade students loved this! I loved reading it again as an adult. Most had never read it. I have a broad range of students this year. The storyline hooked my reluctant readers and my ELL/ESL/CLD students. There was enough drama for my above-level readers. Each day, the students wanted to continue reading to find out what would happen next. The reading level was low enough that my reluctant readers did not become discouraged. I enjoyed listening to the conversations students had about the characters and the story. Most went on to read the next book in the series. I found a segment in our Reading rext that detailed mice, so the kids were excited to learn more. Very happy I picked this for my book study this year. I found the 1980's movie through Prime, and the kids really liked it. Very '80's cheesy, but wholesome, innocent, and cute.

I read this with my 7 year old and he loved it! This was a great choice for my son to dip his toe into novel studies. He likes to read but has never read anything so long so we took turns with him reading a page or two, me reading a page or two (used 2 copies) and listening to the audiobook (free on Libby app). For activities to go along with each chapter I copied pages from library novel study guides, one by Melanie Komar and the other by Deborah Shepherd-Hayes. I also purchased an owl pellet kit from our local zoo and ordered a basic dissection kit from Amazon to use with it. It was a hit!