How long does it take to read Elmer?
Elmer by David McKee takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
Next: Elmer Again
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 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 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
All the elephants of the jungle were gray except Elmer, who was a patchwork of brilliant colors until the day he got tired of being different and making the other elephants laugh.
Subjects: Elephants, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Pictorial works, Children's stories, Picture books
