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The Mouse and the Motorcycle |
Author: Beverly Cleary
Published: 1990-09-01 |
List price: $5.99
Our price: $5.99
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As of: September 06th, 2008 08:43:03 PM
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Great Children's Story
My three grandchildren ages 9, 5, 3 all love this story by Beverly Cleary. They have listened to it several times in a row and still want to listen again!
THE book to get my sometimes reluctant reader interested
My son is 7 and an advanced reader, but he doesn't pick up a book for fun--until we checked this one out of the library. Now he is interested in all Beverly Cleary books. This classic from my childhood (the first Cleary book I ever read too) still holds up. The interactions between Ralph and Keith are realistic and sweet, Ralph's adventures on the motorcycle are thrilling, and the world inside the hotel is vivid. While my son still prefers my reading this to him, he has wanted to read a chapter here and there. This is a wonderful, charming introduction to Cleary and a good start as a first chapter book.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, read by B.D. Wong
After purchasing The Mouse and the Motorcycle for a long road trip with my 7-year-old granddaughter, I can't say enough about the story or about the reader, B.D. Wong. While there is at least one other audio version available, Wong is absolutely superb in his rendering of the characters and noises. We rode absolutely enchanted by Cleary's story and Wong's interpretation of it. Although the long road trip is over, my granddaughter still requests that I play The Mouse and the Motorcycle when she rides with me. This will be a favorite of your children and grandchildren. In fact, when I'm invited to book showers for babies, this is one of the gifts I present. It will become an all-time favorite, I guarantee it!
A classic of the purity of imagination and heart
I can't remember the last time I read this. I figured it was simple enough to read to my class of 1st graders and sure enough we were soon all in love with the story (though I believe that this is more of a boy book).
It is more than a story about a mouse who uses a human boy for his toy motorcycle. It has a great message of courage, responsibility, and friendship. Ralph is a fascinating character and you come to feel everything he feels. His thoughts are suprisingly deep and thus his courage is wonderful.
This is not one of those little stories that puts a tiny little critter in a situation a normal human would find terrifying. Here we deal with the horrors of owls, vacuums, waste baskets, and the forbidden ground floor of the hotel where Ralph lives. Even so, they become scary and one cannot imagine how Ralph will survive.
An utter classic. Everyone should read it.
Ralph C. Mouse rocks!
This book really let's you use your imagination and enter the world of a hotel mouse. I somehow missed reading this book as a child. I loved it so much, I went out and bought the 2 sequels. I can't wait to have my 11 year-old son read it.
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