How Long It Takes For Children To Read These Popular Books

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Have you ever wondered how long does it take for an average kid to read popular books, ranging from Madeline, The Tale Of Peter Rabbit to Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and Harry Potter series? Recently, Personal Creation has done a research to find the average reading speed of a child based on the age and grade appropriate books.

For those who have children, the infographic below may be a good indicator for them to see the progress of their children. However, these numbers are just an average and they may not be applicable for every child. For example, avid readers like myself took less than 20 hours to complete the Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix book.  

Below are the lists of books for the average reading speed for child to read a book cover to cover: 
2^nd Grade Reading Speed:
1) Clifford the Big Red Dog – by Norman Bridwell.
2) Where the Wild Things Are – by Maurice Sendak.  
3) Madeline – by Ludwig Bemelmans. 
4) The Giving Tree – by Shel Silverstein. 
5) Corduroy – by Don Freeman. 
6) The Berenstain Bears Go to School – by Stan & Jan Berenstain. 
7) Amelia Bedelia – by Peggy Parish. 
8) The Tale of Peter Rabbit – by Beatrix Potter.
9) The Story of Babar – by Jean de Brunhoff. 
10) The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto – by Natalie Standiford. 
11) Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs – by Judi & Ron Barrett.  
12) Stellaluna – by Janell Cannon.
13) Little Bear – by Else Holmelund Minarik.
14) Days with Frog and Toad – by Arnold Lobel.
15) The Boxcar Children – by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 
16) The Stinky Cheeseman – by Jon Scieszka.  
17) The Velveteen Rabbit – by Margery Williams Bianco.  

3^rd Grade Reading Speed:
1) Stone Fox – by John Reynolds Gardiner. 
2) Fantastic Mr. Fox – by Roald Dahl. 
3) Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery – by Deborah & James Howe.
4) Frindle – by Andrew Clements.  
5) The Little Prince – by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. 
6) Stuart Little – by E.B. White. 
7) Diary of a Wimpy Kid – by Jeff Kinney. 
8) Sideways Stories from Wayside School – by Louis Sachar. 
9) The Mouse and the Motorcycle – by Beverly Cleary. 
10) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing – by Judy Blume. 
11) James and the Giant Peach – by Roald Dahl. 
12) The Bad Beginning – by Lemony Snicket. 
13) Pippi Longstocking – by Astrid Lindgren. 
14) Tuck Everlasting – by Natalie Babbitt.  

4^th Grade Reading Speed:  
1) Old Yeller – by Fred Gipson. 
2) Julie of the Wolves – by Jean Craighead George.
3) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – by C.S. Lewis. 
4) Matilda – by Roald Dahl. 
5) The Indian in the Cupboard – by Lynne Reid Banks. 
6) Holes – by Louis Sachar.  
7) A Wrinkle in Time – by Madeleine L’Engle.  
8) Little House on the Prairie – by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  
9) Charlotte's Web – by E.B. White. 
10) Where the Red Fern Grows – by Wilson Rawls.  
11) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – by J.K. Rowling. 
12) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – by J.K. Rowling. 
13) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – by J.K. Rowling.  
14) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – by Mark Twain. 
15) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – by J.K. Rowling. 
16) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – by J.K. Rowling.  
17) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – by J.K. Rowling. 
18) Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix – by J.K. Rowling.   

While the infographic may not be accurate for all children, it certainly provides you a glimpse on how quick a child can read these days compared to those in the past.  

How about your kids reading speed? Please share on below comments if you have any experience with you kids at home.