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How many pages is The Grouchy Ladybug?

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle has a median of 41 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 41 to 43 pages.

Median pages
41
6 editions counted
Range
40–48
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
11k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Grouchy Ladybug 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
43 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.

404519801985199019951977: 41 pages1978: 41 pages1982: 40 pages1986: 41 pages1996: 48 pages1999: 44 pagesmedian 41
4045198019901977: 41 pages1978: 41 pages1982: 40 pages1986: 41 pages1996: 48 pages1999: 44 pagesmedian 41
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 41 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1999HarperFestivalBoard book44OL7759540M
1996HarperCollins Publishers–48OL34226894M
1986HarperCollins Publishers–41OL7292031M
1982Puffin Books–40OL7355878M
1978Hamilton–41OL19869418M
1977T.Y. Crowell Co.–41OL4537102M

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Questions

How many pages is The Grouchy Ladybug?
About 41 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 40 to 48 pages.
How long does it take to read The Grouchy Ladybug?
About 43 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 Grouchy Ladybug?
Roughly 11,000 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)).