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How long does it take to read Can I Be Your Dog??

Troy Cummings

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 44 minutes

An evening's read

First published 2018. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 44 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 28 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This picture book shares the tale of Arfy, a homeless mutt who lives in a box in an alley. Arfy writes to every person on Butternut Street about what a great pet he'd make. His letters to prospective owners share that he's house broken! He has his own squeaky bone! He can learn to live with cats! But, no one wants him.

Subjects: Letters, Dogs, Fiction, Children's fiction, Dogs, fiction, Letters, fiction

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