How long does it take to read The Monster Bed?
The Monster Bed by Jeanne Willis takes about 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 30 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1986. 27 pages, about 7,425 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him while he is asleep.
Subjects: Fiction, Monsters, Bedtime, Stories in rhyme, Fear, Juvenile fiction