Reading order
Ralph S. Mouse reading order
1
2- 8.08.0 / 10263 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 1965–1982
- Published
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy#107
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes1965–1982Completed
- Beverly Cleary’s stories about Ralph, a mouse living in an old California hotel who learns to ride a boy’s toy motorcycle by making its engine noise.
- Gentle, funny and perfect for reading aloud.
- Read in order, starting with The Mouse and the Motorcycle; Runaway Ralph, in which he rides off to a summer camp, rates highest.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 493 pages, about 9 hours. At 45 min a day that is 12 days.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 10, 2026.
- Stage 19 h12 daysby November 10, 2026
- 1. The Mouse and the Motorcycle
- 2. Runaway Ralph
- 3. Ralph S. Mouse
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Ralph S. Mouse book is the best?
By reader score, Runaway Ralph (8.2/10). The lowest-rated is The Mouse and the Motorcycle (7.9/10).
Which Ralph S. Mouse book is the longest?
“Runaway Ralph” is the longest at 175 pages; the shortest is “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” with 158 pages.
What should I read after Ralph S. Mouse?
Other series by Beverly Cleary: Ramona.
