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How many pages is Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too??

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle has a median of 29 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 28 to 32 pages.

Median pages
29
7 editions counted
Range
26–32
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
8k
at 275 words per page

How long will Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
31 min
At 30 min a day
2 days
At 1 hour a day
1 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

262830322000200120022003200420052000: 32 pages2000: 26 pages2000: 29 pages2000: 32 pages2002: 28 pages2003: 29 pages2005: 32 pagesmedian 29
262830322000200220042000: 32 pages2000: 26 pages2000: 29 pages2000: 32 pages2002: 28 pages2003: 29 pages2005: 32 pagesmedian 29
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2005HarperTrophyPaperback32OL9246943M
2003Harcourt–29OL31895661M
2002HarperFestivalBoard book28OL7759560M
2000HarperCollinsHardcover32OL9231375M
2000Collins–26OL19787563M
2000Harper Collins PublishersPaperback29OL10103170M
2000HarperCollins–32OL7276666M

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Questions

How many pages is Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too??
About 29 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 26 to 32 pages.
How long does it take to read Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too??
About 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too??
Roughly 8,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).