Books and audible in general have helped us as a family to avoid DVD players and video games in the car, which is something that I'm quite proud of. My kids are three and five, and aren't generally captivated by lengthy stories, but I plan to play this on our next road trip, when they do seem to last a bit longer with their attention span. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. It took a second to place him, and he wasn't who I would have expected, but he did a remarkable job. This was the first BD Wong performance I've heard, outside of his acting on things like SVU and The Ref. Wong’s other performances before? How does this one compare? What other book might you compare The Mouse and the Motorcycle to and why?Īs a childhood reader of all Cleary books, this story has made me want to revisit all of her old works. The fantastic story of Ralph and his adventurs are performed well and are still able to bring a smile to my face after many years. I would recommend this for any old fans of the book, and any youg reader looking to try something new. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures.Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall – right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. The description from the publisher reads, “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. I think Gina put it best here when she pointed out that the current crop of small pet-like heroes (Sasspants, Humphrey, Freddy, etc.) owe this little guy a huge debt.

And for a book that has fans, albeit quiet ones. We’re only into our second round of chapter book reveals and already Beverly Cleary has made another appearance (her first being Ramona and Her Father at #94). The classic! The current popular Humphrey books (about the classroom hamster) could never be without Ralph and his motorcycle. A boy’s toy motorcycle changed just about everything in Ralph’s life. Ralph is growing up and doesn't have the trust he thinks he deserves. This book is about a mouse named Ralph who lives in room 215 of an old hotel. #89 The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (1967) The Mouse and the Motorcycle was a fun book to read.

Mouse and the motorcycle