How long does it take to read You Will Be My Friend?
You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown takes about 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 40 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2011. 36 pages, about 9,900 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 | 1 hour 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a humorous children's book about making friends. Lucy is determined to make a new friend with one of the forest animals but struggles with how to make friends. Then, a flamingo stops by and Lucy finally makes a friend.
Subjects: Humorous stories, Animals, Determination (Personality trait), Bears, Friendship, Fiction
