How long does it take to read Horton Hatches the Egg?
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss takes about 1 hour 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 1 minute
An evening's read
First published 1940. 55 pages, about 15,125 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.
Subjects: Children's stories, Elephants, Fiction, Folklore, Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction
