The Mouse and the Motorcycle by the numbers
Beverly Cleary · first published 1965 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 192 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 53,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 56 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 31 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 24 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 11 |
| Lexile measure | 860L |
At 192 pages, The Mouse and the Motorcycle is longer than 44.7% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where The Mouse and the Motorcycle is on school reading lists
26 appearances (0.2% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 7 published lists, in grades 2nd–4th. 26 of the 26 carry a link to the published source document.
States (8): Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 8 |
| 3rd | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
Sources
- Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) — Hawaii's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) — Young Reader's Choice Award (est. 1940, the oldest children's-choice book award in the US): students in WA, OR, ID, MT & AK read the annual nominees and vote. Winner list 1940-2025. · checked 2026-07-07
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Children's Librarians of New Hampshire / NH Library Association — Great Stone Face Book Award (student-choice, grades 4-6; 20 nominees/year, annual since 1980). Winner + nominee rolls via the LibraryThing award/757 mirror of the official sponsor records. · checked 2026-06-12
- CES Academy — Grade-by-Grade Summer Reading List · checked 2026-06-05
- Oregon DOE — Beverly Cleary as state author · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Mouse and the Motorcycle?
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary is 192 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 53,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Mouse and the Motorcycle?
About 3 h 31 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 56 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 24 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 11 days.
Is The Mouse and the Motorcycle on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 26 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 8 states plus 2 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #61 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Beverly ClearyRamona Quimby, Age 8
- Books of about the same lengthOld Yeller (192 pp.) · The Outsiders (192 pp.) · The Lemonade War (192 pp.) · Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (190 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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