How long does it take to read The Paper Dolls?
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2012. 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 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens.
Subjects: Play, Paper dolls, Cycles, life, Juvenile fiction, Imagination, Mothers and daughters
