Ralph decides it's time to get away from the Mountain View Inn for a while. He convinces his human friend Ryan to take him along to school. Ralph instantly becomes the center of attention. Ryan's class decides to see how smart Ralph is by making him run a maze. The usually confident mouse starts to fret. What if he's not as clever as he thought?
By: Beverley Cleary
Discovery Questions
Ryan wants to help Ralph, but Ralph is demanding. When have you wanted to help someone but it was hard because they kept asking for more?
Ralph loses his temper and calls his cousins “rotten rodents.” Think of another character who loses their temper. Use a Venn diagram. How is that character like Ralph? How are they different? Share your diagram with a parent.
Ralph thinks that conversations are boring if they are not about him. This is very selfish. Why? Why should you consider other’s feelings? Talk about it with a parent.
Mr. Minch, the hotel manager, thinks mice are disgusting. When Miss K saw Ralph she was delighted. She called him beautiful, with perfect paws, and lovely little ears. How can these two people have different opinions of mice? How can they both be right? Talk about it with a parent.
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Book Details
Grade Level
5th+
Book Code
191
Genre
Fiction
ISBN
9780380709571
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