How long does it take to read The Book of Children's Classics?
Don Freeman, Munro Leaf, David McPhail, Ludwig Bemelmans, Barbara Cooney, Beatrix Potter, A. A. Milne, Judy Blume, Robert McCloskey, Jean Craighead George, Astrid Lindgren, Donald J. Sobol, Roald Dahl, Lloyd Alexander
The Book of Children's Classics by Don Freeman, Munro Leaf, David McPhail, Ludwig Bemelmans, Barbara Cooney, Beatrix Potter, A. A. Milne, Judy Blume, Robert McCloskey, Jean Craighead George, Astrid Lindgren, Donald J. Sobol, Roald Dahl, Lloyd Alexander takes about 6 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 375 pages, about 103,125 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Corduroy / from Corduroy by Don Freeman -- Ferdinand / from The story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, ill. by Robert Lawson -- Pig Pig / from Pig Pig gets a job by David McPhail -- Madeline / from Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans -- Miss Ruphius / from Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney -- Peter Rabbit / from The tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter -- Winnie-the-Pooh / from Winnie-the-Pooh and Now we are six by A.A. Milne -- Fudge / from Tales of a fourth grade nothing by Judy Blume -- Homer Price / from Homer Price by Robert McCloskey -- Sam Gribley / from My side of the mountains by Jean Craighead George -- Pippi Longstocking / from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, ill. by Michael Chesworth -- Encyclopedia Brown / from Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch by Donald J. Sobol, ill. by Leonard Shortall -- Matilda / from Matilda by Roald Dahl, ill. by Quentin Blake -- Sebastian / from The marvelous misadventures on Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander.
Subjects: Children's stories, Fiction, Juvenile audience
