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How many pages is The Mixed-Up Chameleon?

The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle has a median of 32 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 32 pages.

Median pages
32
15 editions counted
Range
31–40
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 Mixed-Up Chameleon 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.

303540197519801985199019951975: 32 pages1975: 31 pages1984: 32 pages1984: 38 pages1988: 40 pages1988: 32 pages1989: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1998: 32 pagesmedian 32
303540198019901975: 32 pages1975: 31 pages1984: 32 pages1984: 38 pages1988: 40 pages1988: 32 pages1989: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1994: 32 pages1998: 32 pagesmedian 32
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 15 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 39 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1998HarperFestivalBoard book32OL7759522M
1994Mantra Publishing–32OL15374041M
1994Mantra Publishing–32OL17473496M
1994Mantra Publishing–32OL16449543M
1994Mantra Publishing–32OL15374038M
1994Mantra Publishing–32OL17284818M
1994Aims International+books IncHardcover32OL11956485M
1994Aims International+books IncHardcover32OL11956486M

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Questions

How many pages is The Mixed-Up Chameleon?
About 32 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 31 to 40 pages.
How long does it take to read The Mixed-Up Chameleon?
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 Mixed-Up Chameleon?
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)).