How long does it take to read Babar the King?
Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1935. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After making peace with the rhinoceros, King Babar and Queen Celeste plan a model city and live happily with their friends and subjects in the country of elephants.
Subjects: Elephants, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Children's stories, French, Babar (Fictitious character), Folklore
