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Book · by Dr. Seuss · first published 1974

How many pages is There's a Wocket in my Pocket!?

There's a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss has a median of 28 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 24 to 32 pages.

Median pages
28
8 editions counted
Range
20–34
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
0.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
8k
at 275 words per page

How long will There's a Wocket in my Pocket! 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
30 min
At 30 min a day
1 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.

2025303519801990200020101974: 28 pages1974: 28 pages1975: 34 pages1996: 24 pages1996: 20 pages2017: 32 pages2018: 24 pages2018: 32 pagesmedian 28
20253035198020001974: 28 pages1974: 28 pages1975: 34 pages1996: 24 pages1996: 20 pages2017: 32 pages2018: 24 pages2018: 32 pagesmedian 28
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Random House Children's Books–24OL28928203M
2018HarperCollins Publishers Limited–32OL29401938M
2017HarperCollins Publishers Limited–32OL30595917M
1996Random House Books for Young ReadersBoard book24OL7717709M
1996Random House–20OL26643539M
1975Collins–34OL18466741M
1974Beginner Books (Div. of Random House, Inc.) In Canada, by RHardcover28OL5045408M
1974Beginner Books–28OL23252707M

More by Dr. Seuss

All 23 books by Dr. Seuss with page counts

Questions

How many pages is There's a Wocket in my Pocket!?
About 28 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 20 to 34 pages.
How long does it take to read There's a Wocket in my Pocket!?
About 30 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 1 days.
How many words is There's a Wocket in my Pocket!?
Roughly 8,000 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)).