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How many pages is Fox in Socks?

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss has a median of 61 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 61 to 64 pages.

Median pages
61
9 editions counted
Range
61–72
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will Fox in Socks 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
1 h 05 min
At 30 min a day
3 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

606570197019801990200020101965: 72 pages1965: 61 pages1986: 64 pages1986: 61 pages1992: 61 pages1997: 61 pages2002: 64 pages2015: 61 pagesmedian 61
606570198020001965: 72 pages1965: 61 pages1986: 64 pages1986: 61 pages1992: 61 pages1997: 61 pages2002: 64 pages2015: 61 pagesmedian 61
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 31 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Beginner Books, a div. of Random House, Inc.Turtleback61OL27741918M
2002Collins–64OL32100232M
1997HarperCollins–61OL18634655M
1992HarperCollins–61OL21560995M
1986Random House Books for Young Readers–64OL7464421M
1986Books for Young Readers : Div. of Random House, Inc.Hardcover61OL10160705M
1965Random House Books for Young Readers–72OL7464790M
1965Beginner Books–61OL23249960M

More by Dr. Seuss

All 23 books by Dr. Seuss with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Fox in Socks?
About 61 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 61 to 72 pages.
How long does it take to read Fox in Socks?
About 1 h 05 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is Fox in Socks?
Roughly 17,000 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)).