Book · by Dr. Seuss · first published 1957
How many pages is The Cat in the Hat?
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss has a median of 63 pages across 20 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 61 to 64 pages.
How long will The Cat in the Hat take you?
Page count of every edition, by year
Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.
Editions counted
The 20 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 85 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 64 | OL28441198M |
| 2005 | Random House Books for Young Readers | – | 64 | OL7429262M |
| 2003 | Collins | – | 64 | OL7262726M |
| 2001 | HARPER COLL CHILDREN | – | 64 | OL7261821M |
| 1999 | Random House Trade | Hardcover | 72 | OL7717936M |
| 1997 | Random House Books for Young Readers | Hardcover | 61 | OL7717882M |
| 1993 | Random House Books for Young Readers | Hardcover | 63 | OL7717226M |
| 1992 | HarperCollins | – | 61 | OL21561000M |
| 1986 | Beginner Books | – | 61 | OL17217658M |
| 1967 | Random House Books for Young Readers | – | 63 | OL7463176M |
| 1967 | Random House Books for Young Readers | – | 72 | OL7465039M |
| 1967 | Random House Books for Young Readers | – | 63 | OL7463013M |
| 1966 | Random House Books for Young Readers | – | 72 | OL7464758M |
| 1961 | Collins; Harvill | – | 61 | OL19117615M |
| 1957 | Random House | – | 61 | OL6221457M |
| 1957 | Random House | – | 61 | OL16631369M |
| 1957 | Houghton Mifflin | – | 61 | OL6197278M |
| 1957 | Random House | Hardcover | 64 | OL21458688M |
| 1957 | Houghton Mifflin | – | 61 | OL23248719M |
| – | HarperCollins Publishers Limited | – | 64 | OL28621250M |
More by Dr. Seuss
- 62 pagesGreen Eggs and Ham
- 61 pagesFox in Socks
- 62 pagesOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
- 61 pagesHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- 48 pagesOh, the Places You'll Go!
- 67 pagesThe Lorax
All 23 books by Dr. Seuss with page counts
Questions
- How many pages is The Cat in the Hat?
- About 63 pages: that is the median of 20 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?
- 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?
- 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)).