Reading time
How long does it take to read Little House on the Prairie?
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is about 309 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 25 min
Little House on the Prairie · Laura Ingalls Wilder · first published 1935
- Pages
- 309
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 9 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 25 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 18 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 13 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 130 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Little House
Next in the series: On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937, 338 pages)
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Little House on the Prairie: reading time questions
- How many pages is Little House on the Prairie?
- Little House on the Prairie is about 309 pages. That is the median across the 130 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Little House on the Prairie?
- About 5 h 25 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 18 min.
- How many days to read Little House on the Prairie at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Little House on the Prairie in the Little House series?
- Little House on the Prairie is book 3 in Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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