How long does it take to read The Day the Crayons Quit?
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt takes about 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 37 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2013. 34 pages, about 9,350 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 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
Subjects: Color, Crayons, Letters, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Blind
