How long does it take to read This Is Our House?
This Is Our House by Michael Rosen takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1996. 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 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
George won't let any of the other children into his cardboard box house, but when the tables are turned, he finds out how it feels to be excluded.
Subjects: Fiction, Selfishness, Sharing, Prejudices, Children's fiction, Behavior, fiction
