How long does it take to read A Toad for Tuesday?
Russell E. Erickson
A Toad for Tuesday by Russell E. Erickson takes about 1 hour 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 9 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 63 pages, about 17,325 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 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On Thursday a toad is captured by an owl who saves him to eat on Tuesday, the owl's birthday, but the intervening five days change his mind.
Subjects: Fiction, Owls, Toads, Friendship, Children's stories, Animals
