A Bad Case of Stripes by the numbers
David Shannon · first published 1998 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 32 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 9,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 29 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 35 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 44 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 2 |
At 32 pages, A Bad Case of Stripes is longer than 2.3% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where A Bad Case of Stripes is on school reading lists
7 appearances (0.1% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 1 published list, in grades 2nd–8th. 7 of the 7 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Michigan.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 |
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 6th | 1 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 8th | 1 |
Sources
Questions
How many pages is A Bad Case of Stripes?
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon is 32 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 9,000 words.
How long does it take to read A Bad Case of Stripes?
About 35 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (29 min at 300 wpm, 44 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 2 days.
Is A Bad Case of Stripes on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 7 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #480 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- A Bad Case of Stripes: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie (32 pp.) · The Very Hungry Caterpillar (26 pp.) · FIREBOAT (48 pp.) · Mercy Watson to the Rescue (80 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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