Reading time
How long does it take to read Little House in the Big Woods?
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder is about 228 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 59 min
Little House in the Big Woods · Laura Ingalls Wilder · first published 1932
- Pages
- 228
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 17 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 59 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 10 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 23 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 120 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Little House
Next in the series: Farmer Boy (1933, 372 pages)
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Little House in the Big Woods: reading time questions
- How many pages is Little House in the Big Woods?
- Little House in the Big Woods is about 228 pages. That is the median across the 120 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Little House in the Big Woods?
- About 3 h 59 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 10 min.
- How many days to read Little House in the Big Woods at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is Little House in the Big Woods in the Little House series?
- Little House in the Big Woods is book 1 in Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder.