How long does it take to read Bark, George?
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer takes about 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1999. 30 pages, about 8,250 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 | 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Bark, George is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Jules Feiffer, who is also a cartoonist and playwright. It centers on George, a young puppy who is unable to bark the way dogs naturally do. When his mother asks him to bark, he answers with a "meow" and then a string of other animal sounds instead. Worried, his mother takes him to a veterinarian to find out what is wrong with him. The story's setup has been compared to the nursery rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a fly.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Animal sounds, Dogs, Fiction, Humorous stories, Barking, picture books
