The small brown mouse named Ralph who was hiding under the grandfather clock did not have much longer to wait before he could ride his motorcycle.
An edition of Runaway Ralph
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Runaway Ralph
Morrow Eagle Library Edition (30)
by Beverly Cleary
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One of the most popular characters ever created by Beverly Cleary is the small brown mouse named Ralph, whose modest appearance disguises the soul of a daredevil. Now he returns in a book that tells of his adventures when he runs away on his mouse-sized motorcycle.
Ralph's destination is a summer camp, for medium-sized boys and girls, where he hopes crumbs are dropped from many peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. After an exciting ride through the night, the intrepid Ralph arrives. Instead of finding freedom. however, he lands in a cage, doing endless loop the loops on his exercise wheel. A lonely boy named Garf brings him sunflower seeds and water, but there is no communication between the two. How Ralph and Garf discover they speak the same language involves a villainous cat, a grouchy hamster, and many campers. Each episode is funnier than the last.
On one level, Mrs. Cleary's story is an amusing tour de force. On another, she says something important about running away that is all the more effective because it is unobtrusive.
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Runaway Ralph
2014, HarperTrophy
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- 2006 Reillustrated Harper Trophy ed. (5)
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Runaway Ralph
2009, HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover
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Runaway Ralph
2009, HarperCollins Publishers
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Runaway Ralph
2008-03, HarperCollins e-books
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Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse)
February 29, 2000, Listening Library
Audio cassette
in English
- Unabridged edition
0807278114 9780807278116
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Runaway Ralph
1998 09, Scholastic Inc
Paperback
in English
- School Market edition
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La escapada de Ralph
1997, Editorial Noguer
School & Library Binding
in Spanish
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Runaway Ralph/Book and 2 Audio Cassettes
August 1995, Listening Library
Paperback
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La escapada de Ralph / Runaway Ralph
December 1994, Lectorum Publications, Brand: Noguer y Caralt Editores, S.A., Noguer y Caralt Editores, S.A.
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Runaway Ralph
1991-11, Avon Camelot
Paperback
in English
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Runaway Ralph
1989, Morrow Junior Books
Library binding
in English
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Runaway Ralph
1989, Morrow Junior Books
Library Binding
in English
- Morrow Eagle Library Edition (21)
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Runaway Ralph
1985 05, Yearling
Mass Market Paperback
in English
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Runaway Ralph
September 1981, Perfection Learning Prebound, Perfection Learning
Unknown Binding
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Runaway Ralph
1974, An Archway Paperback/ Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback
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Runaway Ralph
1974 08, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
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Runaway Ralph
1970, William Morrow and Company
hardcover
in English
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Runaway Ralph is the second in a children's novel trilogy written by Beverly Cleary. First published in 1970, it is the last book by Cleary that Louis Darling illustrated before his death. The book features the titular character, Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse that can talk to humans, and goes on adventures on his miniature motorcycle.
The book was given the Nene Award by the Hawaii Library Association in 1972.
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