How long does it take to read Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead?
Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead by William Pène Du Bois takes about 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 31 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 28 pages, about 7,700 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 | 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead was my entire family's favorite book when I was a child. Now I can't find it on eBay. It's $300+ on Amazon.
Subjects: Technology and children, Juvenile fiction, Laziness, boy, mechanical house, humor
