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“the book was full of fun”
paolo d wrote this review Tuesday, October 18, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I read this as a kid. :)”
Mrs. Terry wrote this review Sunday, August 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Still one of my favorites.”
Jacob Roecker wrote this review Friday, April 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“sequal to "The Mouse and the Motercycle", this story is yet another great kid friendly adventure from Beverly Cleary”
Cat wrote this review Tuesday, March 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Awesome story.”
packeraw wrote this review Tuesday, March 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“3/8/11 still not my favorite narator”
Liz wrote this review Tuesday, March 8, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ralph thinks he can survive on his own so he runs away and trys to live on his own until his motocycle gets broken and he cant go back home a boy finds him and fixes his bike and they become best friends The boy also lets ralph drive in his model sports car”
cody f wrote this review Wednesday, February 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this in class, our teacher read it to us.”
Doublem wrote this review Tuesday, February 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think this book is good.”
#1 Book Boy wrote this review Saturday, January 8, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“We bought this book.
MicheleLee wrote this review Sunday, December 5, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Beverly Cleary is a staple of independent reader libraries for good reason. Ralph S. Mouse is daring, brave, and often gets in over his head. Tired of his little sisters and brothers and cousins (who always demand to ride his special bike) Ralph runs away to camp in search of boys he can have fun with )and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
Instead he ends up caught, slapped in a cage, the personal pet of the weirdest boy in camp. Garf sings bad songs, doesn't talk much to the other kids and worse, the other kids think he's a thief. Ralph knows the truth, but can he help Garf, and why would he want to at all with Garf holding his prized motorcycle hostage?
Ralph is far from a perfect character. He's selfish and a little bratty at times, but in his heart he's a good guy. In a way this makes him easier for kids to relate to, but parents may find themselves irritated at times by Ralph's mindset. Runaway Ralph is an early chapter book, about a hundred and eighty pages long and perfect for nightly reading. Not the best book out there, it's still a solid exploratory read, perfect for Stuart Little or Charlotte's Web fans and a good try-out book for hard to read-to kids (especially boys).
A staple of beginner libraries Runaway Ralph makes for good memories and good bedtime reading for kids in the five to twelve and great beginner reading for kids ten to twelve.”
