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Book · by Dr. Seuss · first published 2003

How many pages is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss has a median of 62 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 62 to 63 pages.

Median pages
62
8 editions counted
Range
62–72
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 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 06 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.

657019601970198019901960: 62 pages1960: 62 pages1960: 63 pages1960: 62 pages1962: 63 pages1966: 72 pages1987: 62 pages1990: 62 pagesmedian 62
657019601970198019901960: 62 pages1960: 62 pages1960: 63 pages1960: 62 pages1962: 63 pages1966: 72 pages1987: 62 pages1990: 62 pagesmedian 62
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1990HarperCollins Childrens Books–62OL22048895M
1987Beginner Books–62OL2086890M
1966Random House Books for Young Readers–72OL7464768M
1962Collins; Harvill–63OL18818671M
1960Beginner Books; distributed by Random House–62OL5795300M
1960Beginner Books; distributed by Random House–62OL20930632M
1960Collins & H.–63OL20708521M
1960Beginner Books; distributed by Random House–62OL17921025M

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Questions

How many pages is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?
About 62 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 62 to 72 pages.
How long does it take to read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?
About 1 h 06 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish?
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)).