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How many pages is Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia?

Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish has a median of 64 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 64 pages.

Median pages
64
8 editions counted
Range
32–64
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
18k
at 275 words per page

How long will Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia 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 08 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.

40601980199020001972: 64 pages1986: 64 pages1990: 64 pages1995: 64 pages1996: 64 pages1996: 64 pages1996: 64 pages2005: 32 pagesmedian 64
4060198020001972: 64 pages1986: 64 pages1990: 64 pages1995: 64 pages1996: 64 pages1996: 64 pages1996: 64 pages2005: 32 pagesmedian 64
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2005HarperFestival–32OL7280787M
1996HarperCollins–64OL7276473M
1996HarperCollins–64OL7276474M
1996HarperCollins–64OL23292740M
1995HarperTrophy–64OL7292401M
1990HarperFestivalPaperback64OL8612716M
1986ScholasticPaperback64OL7884369M
1972Harper & Row–64OL5754077M

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Questions

How many pages is Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia?
About 64 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 32 to 64 pages.
How long does it take to read Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia?
About 1 h 08 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 3 days.
How many words is Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia?
Roughly 18,000 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)).