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How many pages is Ten Apples Up on Top?

Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss has a median of 63 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 60 to 64 pages.

Median pages
63
6 editions counted
Range
59–72
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will Ten Apples Up on Top 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.

60657019701980199020001961: 72 pages1961: 59 pages1961: 63 pages1963: 64 pages1963: 63 pages2004: 59 pagesmedian 63
606570198020001961: 72 pages1961: 59 pages1961: 63 pages1963: 64 pages1963: 63 pages2004: 59 pagesmedian 63
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 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 14 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Beginner BooksHardcover59OL21631842M
1963CollinsHardcover64OL9209290M
1963Collins and Harvill–63OL18264636M
1961Random House Books for Young Readers–72OL7464774M
1961Beginner Books–59OL22934248M
1961Beginner BooksHardcover63OL5820930M

More by Dr. Seuss

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Questions

How many pages is Ten Apples Up on Top?
About 63 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 59 to 72 pages.
How long does it take to read Ten Apples Up on Top?
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 Ten Apples Up on Top?
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)).