How long does it take to read The Caboose Who Got Loose?
The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy freight train, Katy Caboose wishes for some way to escape from the endless track.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Fiction, Railroads, Trains, Railroad trains, Children's fiction
