How long does it take to read The Sleeping Beauty?
The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1977. 48 pages, about 13,200 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 | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the thirteenth fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
Subjects: Fairy tales, Folklore, Wagner, Anne Duncan,, Picture books for children, Children, Princesses
