How long does it take to read Never Spit on Your Shoes?
Never Spit on Your Shoes by Denys Cazet takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1990. 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 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
First grader Arnie tells his mother about his tiring first day at school, while the illustrations reveal the mayhem he is leaving out of his account.
Subjects: Fiction, Schools, Animals, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction
