How long does it take to read The Enormous Crocodile?
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl takes about 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1978. 36 pages, about 9,900 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 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 75 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The enormous crocodile devises secret plans and a few clever tricks to secure his lunch only to have them foiled by his neighbors.
Subjects: Fiction, Crocodiles, Children's stories, Juvenile fiction, Pictorial works, Children's fiction
