How long does it take to read Mushroom in the Rain?
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 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 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when, at first, there was only room for the ant?
Subjects: Animals, Juvenile fiction, Rain, Fiction, Mushrooms, Big books
