How long does it take to read The Mitten?
a Ukrainian folktale
The Mitten by Jan Brett takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 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
Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Folklore, Mittens, Folklore, russia (federation), Folklore, ukraine, Picture books
