How long does it take to read Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present?
Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present by John Burningham takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On discovering late Christmas Eve that he has forgotten to deliver one present, Santa Claus wearily makes his way in a variety of conveyances to the top of the Roly Poly Mountain to deliver it.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Vehicles, Fiction, Christmas, Santa Claus, Children's fiction
