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Book · by Arnold Lobel · first published 1984

How many pages is Fables?

Fables by Arnold Lobel has a median of 40 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 40 pages.

Median pages
40
5 editions counted
Range
40–48
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
11k
at 275 words per page

How long will Fables 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
42 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.

404519781980198219841980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1983: 48 pagesmedian 40
40451980198219851980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1980: 40 pages1983: 48 pagesmedian 40
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 30 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1983HarperTrophy–48OL7291995M
1980HarperCollins–40OL23385186M
1980Scholastic Inc–40OL24372616M
1980Harper & Row–40OL4401041M
1980Bound to Stay Bound Books–40OL53332252M

More by Arnold Lobel

All 5 books by Arnold Lobel with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Fables?
About 40 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 40 to 48 pages.
How long does it take to read Fables?
About 42 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Fables?
Roughly 11,000 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)).