How long does it take to read Fables?
Fables by Arnold Lobel takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1980. 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 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
Subjects: American Fables, Animales, Animals, Children's stories, American, Cuentos infantiles estadounidenses, Fables
