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
(1970)
Runaway Ralph
by Beverly Cleary
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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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watchdogs, motorcycling, camping, running away, summer camp, summer, Juvenile fiction, Mice, Fiction, Mice -- Fiction, camps, Humorous Stories, Action & Adventure, animals, Juvenile works, Children's fiction, Mice, fiction, Boys, fiction, Readers, Chapter Books, Classics, social themes, runaways, Souris, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Runaways, fiction, Fiction, general, Protected DAISY, In libraryPeople
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Runaway Ralph
1998 09, Scholastic Inc
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La escapada de Ralph
1997, Editorial Noguer
School & Library Binding
in Spanish
0833593528 9780833593528
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Runaway Ralph
1991-11, Avon Camelot
Paperback
in English
- 1st Avon Camelot Printing (13)
0380709538 9780380709533
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Runaway Ralph
1989, Morrow Junior Books
Library Binding
in English
- Morrow Eagle Library Edition (21)
0688317014 9780688317010
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Runaway Ralph
1985 05, Yearling
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- 8th Dell printing
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Runaway Ralph
1974 08, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Archway Paperback edition
0671296116 9780671296117
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"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."
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| May 20, 2025 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
| January 30, 2020 | Edited by Lisa | this book did not exist in 1923 |
| August 6, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
| April 24, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs. |
| April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |