How long does it take to read A New Coat for Anna?
A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Even though there is no money, Anna's mother finds a way to make Anna a badly needed winter coat.
Subjects: Coats, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mothers and daughters, Barter, Stories in rhyme