How long does it take to read The Littles?
John Lawrence Peterson
The Littles by John Lawrence Peterson takes about 1 hour 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 28 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 80 pages, about 22,000 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Littles are a family of tiny people who live in the Bigg family's house. Mr. Little is only six inches tall, and he is big for a Little. The Littles develop a plan to get rid of the mice in the Bigg's house.
Subjects: Cats, Family, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mice, Children's stories
