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Book · by Dr. Seuss · first published 1968

How many pages is The Foot Book?

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss has a median of 32 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 32 to 33 pages.

Median pages
32
8 editions counted
Range
21–36
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
9k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Foot Book 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
34 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.

20253035197019801990200020101968: 36 pages1968: 32 pages1968: 32 pages1968: 36 pages1969: 32 pages1988: 32 pages2016: 21 pages2018: 32 pagesmedian 32
20253035198020001968: 36 pages1968: 32 pages1968: 32 pages1968: 36 pages1969: 32 pages1988: 32 pages2016: 21 pages2018: 32 pagesmedian 32
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 19 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018HarperCollins Publishers Limited–32OL30587414M
2016Random House, Inc. simultaneously by Random House of Canada,Board Book21OL24629299M
1988Bright & Early Books; distributed by Random House–32OL14415065M
1969Collins and Harvill–32OL21794723M
1968Random House Books for Young Readers–36OL7464971M
1968Random House–32OL23251311M
1968Random House–32OL5619600M
1968Random House Books for Young Readers–36OL7463120M

More by Dr. Seuss

All 23 books by Dr. Seuss with page counts

Questions

How many pages is The Foot Book?
About 32 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 21 to 36 pages.
How long does it take to read The Foot Book?
About 34 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is The Foot Book?
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)).