How long does it take to read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!?
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Pigeon
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 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 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say "Yes."
Subjects: Children's Books/Baby-Preschool, Pigeons, Fiction, Bus drivers, Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories
