How long does it take to read Giant John?
Giant John by Arnold Lobel takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1964. 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 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a book that could be paired with Jack and the Beanstalk stories. John and his mother are poor giants and he goes out in search of a job to earn money so that they can eat. He encounters a king, queen and their castle, and does monumental tasks that his size allows him to do. In the end he returns to his mother and they eat well.
Subjects: Giants, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Fairy tales, Bilingual, Children's fiction
