How long does it take to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle takes about 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 29 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1969. 26 pages, about 7,150 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 | 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 178 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
One sunny day, a caterpillar pops out of an egg. He is very hungry and begins searching for food. He eats his way through ten very sweet pages and gets a tummy ache before finally finding a good, healthy leaf, which makes him sleepy. Then something really amazing happens. But you will have to read it your self to find out what!
Subjects: Children's fiction, Caterpillars, fiction, Toy and movable books, Fiction, Caterpillars, Specimens
