How long does it take to read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!?
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose! by Lucille Colandro 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 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a rose, some lace, glitter, and other items associated with Valentine's Day.
Subjects: Texts, English Folk songs, Folk songs, Nonsense verses, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Reader - Beginner
