How long does it take to read I Don't Want to Be a Frog?
Dev Petty
I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2015. 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 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives—a wolf who HATES eating frogs—our hero decides that maybe being himself isn’t so bad after all.
Subjects: self-esteem, acceptance, preschool books, Frogs, Self-acceptance, Juvenile fiction
