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How long does it take to read The Color Kittens?

a child's first book about colors.

Margaret Wise Brown

The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown takes about 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 31 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1949. 28 pages, about 7,700 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 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 31 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 19 minutes

The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

While the color kittens are trying to make green paint, their mixing leads to pink, orange, and purple.

Subjects: Fiction, Color, Cats, Sound effects books, Board books, Toy and movable books

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