How long does it take to read Bigmama's?
Bigmama's by Donald Crews takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1992. 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 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Visiting Bigmama's house in the country, young Donald Crews finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year before.
Subjects: Family life, American Authors, Youth, Illustrators, Country life, African Americans
