How long does it take to read The Gingerbread Boy?
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1975. 40 pages, about 11,000 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 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he
Subjects: Children's stories, Fairy tales, Folklore, Literature and fiction, juvenile, Children's fiction, Foxes, fiction
