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How many pages is Owl Babies?

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell has a median of 32 pages across 13 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 29 to 32 pages.

Median pages
32
13 editions counted
Range
22–32
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
9k
at 275 words per page

How long will Owl Babies take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
37 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.

25301992199419961998200020021992: 32 pages1994: 29 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 24 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 32 pages1996: 22 pages1996: 32 pages1996: 32 pages2000: 32 pages2002: 32 pagesmedian 32
2530199520001992: 32 pages1994: 29 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 24 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 32 pages1995: 32 pages1996: 22 pages1996: 32 pages1996: 32 pages2000: 32 pages2002: 32 pagesmedian 32
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover32637 min
Paperback32237 min

Editions counted

The 13 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 45 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2002CandlewickPaperback32OL8036123M
2000CandlewickPaperback32OL8036006M
1996CandlewickBoard book22OL8646692M
1996Magi PublicationsHardcover32OL11992226M
1996Magi PublicationsHardcover32OL11992230M
1995Magi PublicationsHardcover32OL11992229M
1995Magi Publications–24OL22282531M
1995Magi PublicationsHardcover32OL11992228M

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Questions

How many pages is Owl Babies?
About 32 pages: that is the median of 13 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 22 to 32 pages.
How long does it take to read Owl Babies?
About 37 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is Owl Babies?
Roughly 9,000 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)).