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How many pages is The Cat in the Hat Comes Back?

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss has a median of 63 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 62 to 63 pages.

Median pages
63
12 editions counted
Range
61–72
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
1.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
17k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 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.

6065701960198020001958: 61 pages1958: 63 pages1958: 72 pages1958: 72 pages1961: 63 pages1986: 61 pages1992: 63 pages1999: 61 pages2000: 63 pages2006: 64 pages2008: 63 pages2011: 63 pagesmedian 63
6065701960198020001958: 61 pages1958: 63 pages1958: 72 pages1958: 72 pages1961: 63 pages1986: 61 pages1992: 63 pages1999: 61 pages2000: 63 pages2006: 64 pages2008: 63 pages2011: 63 pagesmedian 63
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011HarperCollins Children's Books–63OL28681946M
2008HarperCollins Children's Books–63OL35639387M
2006Random House Books for Young Readers–64OL7429648M
2000Book People–63OL32368874M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding61OL9770775M
1992HarperCollins–63OL21560987M
1986Beginner Books–61OL17929788M
1961Collins; Harvill–63OL19310421M

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Questions

How many pages is The Cat in the Hat Comes Back?
About 63 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 61 to 72 pages.
How long does it take to read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back?
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 The Cat in the Hat Comes Back?
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)).