How long does it take to read If I Built a House?
If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2012. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.
Subjects: Imagination, Houses, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, Stories in rhyme, JUVENILE FICTION / General