How long does it take to read No Kiss for Mother?
No Kiss for Mother by Tomi Ungerer takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1973. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Piper Paw cannot bear being kissed by his mother all the time, and it takes some painful experiences for them to reach a mutual understanding.
Subjects: Mothers and sons, Behavior, Mothers, Madres, Ficción juvenil, Fiction