How long does it take to read 26 Fairmount Avenue?
26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola takes about 1 hour 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Memoir
Next: Here We All Are
About 1 hour 4 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 58 pages, about 15,950 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eating chocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out--the hard way--that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skip kindergarten when he finds out he won't learn to read until first grade. "I'll be back next year," he says. When Tomie goes to see Snow White, he creates another sensation. Tomie dePaola's childhood memories are hilarious, and his charming illustrations are sure to please.
Subjects: Intellectual life, Homes and haunts, American Authors, Illustrators, Childhood and youth, Biography
