How long does it take to read The Hat?
The Hat by Jan Brett takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1997. 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 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.
Subjects: Animals, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Clothing and dress, Hedgehogs, Children's fiction
