How long does it take to read The Kissing Hand?
Audrey Penn
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1993. 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 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
Subjects: Forest animals, Raccoons, Raccoons in fiction, Juvenile fiction, Forest animals in fiction, Mothers and sons
