Runaway Ralph - author study

Author - Beverly Cleary
Illustrator - Louis Darling
Publisher - Scholastic, 1970.
Page #'s - 175
Rating - 3/5

Runaway Ralph is a tale of a mouse that runs away from home. He gets into all kinds of adventures. He escapes on a motorcycle that a young boy gave to him at the hotel that Ralph and his family lives. He goes to a nearby summer camp. He runs into cats, dogs, gophers, and medium sized boys and girls. He gets caught and put in a cage. At this point, he has had enough and wants to go home. Ralph works with one of the boys, Garf, and they do each other a favor and Ralph gets to go home.

This tale was not my favorite Beverly Cleary story. It took me a while to get through it even though it is a short book with large print. It is full of adventure, but it was not the kind that I couldn't put the book down for. I may have liked this book when I was younger, but not as an adult. It has a good message though, appreciate what you have and do not run away from your problems.