How long does it take to read Mrs. Katz and Tush?
Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco takes about 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1992. 31 pages, about 8,525 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 | 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
Subjects: Jews, Friendship, Fiction, Cats, African Americans, Afro-Americans
