How long does it take to read The Gruffalo's Child?
The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2004. 32 pages, about 8,800 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 | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 65 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Gruffalo's Child goes out to find the Big Bad Mouse she has heard so much about.
Subjects: Fiction, Stories in rhyme, Mice, Animals, Curiosity, Juvenile fiction
