How long does it take to read Quick as a Cricket?
Audrey Wood, Don and Audrey Wood
Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood, Don and Audrey Wood takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 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 34 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young boy describes himself as "loud as a lion," "quiet as a clam," "tough as a rhino," and "gentle as a lamb."
Subjects: Animals, Bilingual, Fiction, Self-perception, Stories in rhyme, Juvenile fiction
