It takes the average reader 2 hours and 1 minute to read The Counterpane Fairy by Katharine Pyle
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Teddy, a little boy, recuperating from a lengthy illness, is entertained by visits from the Counterpane Fairy, who treats him to stories associated with each of the squares in the counterpane (quilt) on his sickbed. She has him concentrate on one of the squares until it turns into something like a doorway into the story. Once inside the story, he becomes its lead character until it fades out as if he's awakening from a dream.Meanwhile, In the real world, the adults around him are constantly trying to box him to a conformed norm. Teddy's amazing adventure reminds us that a child's imagination is pure.(cover image courtesy of Radoslava Todorova)
The Counterpane Fairy by Katharine Pyle is 118 pages long, and a total of 30,444 words.
This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 46 minutes to read The Counterpane Fairy aloud.
The Counterpane Fairy is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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