How long does it take to read Smokey?
Smokey by Bill Peet takes about 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1990. 38 pages, about 10,450 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 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A little switch engine decides to have some fun before he is sent to the junk yard.
Subjects: Fiction, Trains, Children's fiction, Picture books, Locomotives, fiction
