How long does it take to read Ben's Dream?
Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 31 pages, about 8,525 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 | 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.
Subjects: Dreams, Fiction, Floods, Children's fiction, Dreams, fiction, Boys, fiction
