How long does it take to read You Look Ridiculous, Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus?
You Look Ridiculous, Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus by Bernard Waber takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1966. 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
A hippopotamus walks through the forest, growing increasingly depressed as one animal after another confesses that she looks ridiculous because she lacks a horn like a rhinoceros.
Subjects: Animals, Juvenile fiction, Self-perception, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceroses, Self-acceptance
