How long does it take to read What the Ladybird Heard?
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2001. 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 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Although much quieter than the farm animals that moo, cluck, or oink, a gentle ladybug is instrumental in foiling a plan to steal the farm's prize-winning cow.
Subjects: Fiction, Animal sounds, Robbers and outlaws, Ladybugs, Stories in rhyme, Domestic animals
