How long does it take to read Dewey?
The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Vicki Myron, Bret Witter
Dewey by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter takes about 5 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 277 pages, about 76,175 words. Written for children.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure. When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors-who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to wonder if he's truly cut out for the demands of his new job. In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all.
Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction, Library cats, Dewey (Cat), Cats, Nonfiction, Pets
