How long does it take to read Beatrice Doesn't Want to?
Beatrice Doesn't Want to by Laura Numeroff takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Beatrice doesn't like books or libraries until on one forced visit to the library with her brother she discovers the children's room.
Subjects: Libraries, Brothers and sisters, Fiction, Books and reading, Children's fiction, Libraries, fiction
