How long does it take to read You Can Do It, Sam?
You Can Do It, Sam by Amy Hest takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 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 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front doors.
Subjects: Self-confidence, Bears, Fiction, Cake, Mother and child, Pictorial works
