How long is a children fiction novel?

The typical children fiction novel here has 59,064 words, about 3 h 56 min of reading. 20 books, longest first.

59,064words

Typical length
3 h 56 minthe median of 20 books
Longest
Six Girls104,777 words
Shortest
Winnie-the-Pooh22,671 words

The books, in order

  1. 1Six GirlsFannie Belle Irving104,777
  2. 2An Old-Fashioned GirlLouisa May Alcott102,285
  3. 3The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can ReadJohn Bunyan99,894
  4. 4Five Little Peppers at SchoolMargaret Sidney84,502
  5. 5The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett80,949
  6. 6A Little Girl in Old New YorkAmanda M. Douglas79,885
  7. 7Katie RobertsonMargaret E. Winslow70,894
  8. 8A Little PrincessFrances Hodgson Burnett67,327
  9. 9Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter HallJean K. Baird60,676
  10. 10Peggy Stewart at SchoolGabrielle E. Jackson59,535
  11. 11Little Lord FauntleroyFrances Hodgson Burnett58,593
  12. 12PollyannaEleanor H. Porter56,658
  13. 13The Children of Wilton ChaseL. T. Meade55,288
  14. 14HeidiJohanna Spyri50,172
  15. 15Peter and WendyJ. M. Barrie47,153
  16. 16The Adventures of PinocchioCarlo Collodi41,602
  17. 17Miss Pat at Artemis LodgePemberton Ginther40,186
  18. 18It's Like This, CatEmily Neville34,142
  19. 19The House at Pooh CornerA. A. Milne25,361
  20. 20Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne22,671

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Questions

How many words is a typical children fiction novel?

The median of the 20 children fiction books here is 59,064 words, about 3 h 56 min at 250 words a minute.

What is the longest children fiction book here?

Six Girls, with 104,777 words.

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