How long does it take to read A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree?
Colleen Monroe
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 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
Feeling sad because no one chooses it as a Christmas tree, a bedraggled forest pine discovers the importance of being appreciated all year long.
Subjects: Fiction, Animals, Christmas trees, Stories in rhyme, Pine, Children's fiction
