How long does it take to read Kiki's Delivery Service?
Eiko Kadono
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 176 pages, about 48,400 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Witch-in-training Kiki is always up for a challenge. So when her thirteenth birthday arrives, she's eager to follow the witch tradition of leaving home alone and finding a new place to live that's in need of magic. Kiki lands in the seaside town of Koriko and expects that her special witch's power wil easily bring happiness to the townspeople. But gaining the trust of the locals is trickier than she expected. Luckily, with her faithful and funny cat, Jiji, by her side, Kiki soon discovers that friendship – and magic – can be found in even the most ordinary of places. Kiki's Delivery Service is a Japanese classic, beautifully translated by Emily Balistrieri and brought to life with exquisite interior illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton.
Subjects: Witches, Fiction, Picture books for children, Children's stories, Japnaese
