How long does it take to read The Scarecrows Wedding?
The Scarecrows Wedding by Julia Donaldson takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2014. 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 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Told in rhyming text, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay, two scarecrows, plan their wedding, enlisting the help of the animals around the farm.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Humorous stories, Scarecrows, Juvenile fiction, Weddings, Fiction