How long does it take to read Diary of a Wombat?
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2002. 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
A picture book from the point of view of a wombat written as a diary of the wombat's daily activities. The wombat sleeps, eats, digs holes and tries to control the humans around it. An Australian classic from a well known Australian author.
Subjects: Wombats, Juvenile fiction, Diaries, Fiction, Australia, Australian animals