How long does it take to read "I Don't Care!" Said the Bear?
"I Don't Care!" Said the Bear by Colin West takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1996. 24 pages, about 6,600 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The big brown bear has no fear of a bad-tempered goose, a big pig, or even a wolf, but something very small causes him to run scared.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Fear, Bears, Juvenile fiction, Mice, Fiction
