How long does it take to read Stick Man?
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 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 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put on a fire, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas.
Subjects: Fiction, Stories in rhyme, Twigs, Christmas, Santa Claus, Children's fiction
