How long does it take to read Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse?
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Mouse books
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About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1996. 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 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
Subjects: Fiction, Teachers, Schools, Mice, Juvenile fiction, Ficción juvenil
