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Book · by Else Holmelund Minarik · first published 1957

How many pages is Little Bear?

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik has a median of 63 pages across 16 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 63 to 64 pages.

Median pages
63
16 editions counted
Range
32–64
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will Little Bear 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 07 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.

40601960198020001957: 64 pages1957: 63 pages1957: 63 pages1957: 64 pages1957: 63 pages1958: 63 pages1961: 63 pages1965: 64 pages1977: 63 pages1978: 63 pages1983: 63 pages1989: 63 pages1992: 64 pages1999: 63 pages2005: 32 pages2015: 64 pagesmedian 63
40601960198020001957: 64 pages1957: 63 pages1957: 63 pages1957: 64 pages1957: 63 pages1958: 63 pages1961: 63 pages1965: 64 pages1977: 63 pages1978: 63 pages1983: 63 pages1989: 63 pages1992: 64 pages1999: 63 pages2005: 32 pages2015: 64 pagesmedian 63
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 16 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 69 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Penguin Random House–64OL28558155M
2005HarperFestival–32OL7280786M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding63OL9838016M
1992Heinemann Young Books–64OL17289985M
1989Trumpet Club–63OL7522946M
1983Puffin–63OL18063817M
1978HarperTrophy–63OL21027593M
1977World's Work–63OL15044814M

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Questions

How many pages is Little Bear?
About 63 pages: that is the median of 16 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 32 to 64 pages.
How long does it take to read Little Bear?
About 1 h 07 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is Little Bear?
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)).