How long does it take to read The Lion & the Mouse?
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2009. 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 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
Subjects: Fables, Folklore, Stories without words, Animals, Cooperation, Lion
