How long does it take to read Little Red Riding Hood?
Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm
Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1945. 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 41 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Charles Perrault’s version of the folk tale Petite chaperon rouge was retold in German by the Grimm Brothers as Rotkäppchen, and retold in many English translations as Little Red Riding Hood. A little girl on her way to visit her grandmother meets a hungry wolf in the forest.
Subjects: Tales, Fairy tales, Folklore, Little Red Riding Hood (Tale), Pictorial works, Germany
