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How many pages is The Tiny Seed?

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle has a median of 32 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 32 to 34 pages.

Median pages
32
14 editions counted
Range
32–40
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
9k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Tiny Seed take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
38 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.

3540197019801990200020101970: 33 pages1970: 34 pages1970: 34 pages1987: 32 pages1987: 32 pages1988: 32 pages1990: 32 pages1993: 32 pages1997: 32 pages1998: 40 pages2001: 40 pages2005: 34 pages2015: 32 pages2018: 40 pagesmedian 32
3540198020001970: 33 pages1970: 34 pages1970: 34 pages1987: 32 pages1987: 32 pages1988: 32 pages1990: 32 pages1993: 32 pages1997: 32 pages1998: 40 pages2001: 40 pages2005: 34 pages2015: 32 pages2018: 40 pagesmedian 32
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 41 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Little Simon–40OL28863563M
2015Simon Spotlight–32OL28811029M
2005Little SimonBoard book34OL7730946M
2001AladdinPaperback40OL7729684M
1998Little SimonPaperback40OL7729029M
1997Puffin BooksPaperback32OL10097688M
1993Scholastic Inc–32OL16862208M
1990Picture Book Studio–32OL1880737M

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Questions

How many pages is The Tiny Seed?
About 32 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 32 to 40 pages.
How long does it take to read The Tiny Seed?
About 38 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 2 days.
How many words is The Tiny Seed?
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)).