Dog Man by the numbers
Dav Pilkey · first published 2016 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers past 5th grade: no school list in our data assigns it later. At 240 pages it is also longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160), so it is not a quick read.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 240 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 66,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 40 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 24 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 30 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 14 |
| Lexile measure | 390L |
At 240 pages, Dog Man is longer than 64.1% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160 pages).
Dog Man is 240 pages; the median book listed for grades 3-5 is 160 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Dog Man | 240 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 3-5 | 160 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 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 Dog Man is on school reading lists
35 appearances (0.2% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 6 published lists, in grades 2nd–5th. 35 of the 35 carry a link to the published source document.
States (8): Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 8 |
| 3rd | 9 |
| 4th | 9 |
| 5th | 9 |
Sources
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) — Kentucky's statewide children's-choice reading program: students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) — Young Reader's Choice Award (est. 1940, the oldest children's-choice book award in the US): students in WA, OR, ID, MT & AK read the annual nominees and vote. Winner list 1940-2025. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner · checked 2026-06-23
- New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977) · checked 2026-06-10
- Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association — Golden Archer Award (student-choice; Intermediate + Middle/Junior High; annual since 1974) · checked 2026-06-10
- Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle (grades 3-5 + 6-8; annual since 1983) · checked 2026-06-09
Questions
How many pages is Dog Man?
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey is 240 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 66,000 words.
How long does it take to read Dog Man?
About 4 h 24 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 40 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 30 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 14 days.
Is Dog Man on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 35 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 8 states plus 4 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #53 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Dog Man: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by Dav PilkeyThe Adventures of Captain Underpants
- Books of about the same lengthThe Crossover (240 pp.) · Matilda (240 pp.) · Touching Spirit Bear (241 pp.) · A Wolf Called Wander (242 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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