If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by the numbers
Laura Numeroff · first published 1985 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers past 3rd grade: no school list in our data assigns it later.
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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 |
| Lexile measure | 410L |
At 32 pages, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is longer than 3.3% 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 shorter than the median book listed for grades K-2 (40 pages).
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is 32 pages; the median book listed for grades K-2 is 40 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 |
|---|---|
| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | 32 pages |
| Median book listed for grades K-2 | 40 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 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is on school reading lists
11 appearances (0.1% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 5 published lists, in grades Kindergarten–3rd. 11 of the 11 carry a link to the published source document.
States (3): Alabama, California, Ohio.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| 1st | 4 |
| 2nd | 2 |
| 3rd | 1 |
Sources
- California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1988 winner (Primary) · checked 2026-09-24
- Winner, Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award 1986, grades K-1. Given by the Alabama State Department of Education, Library Media. Winner (not nominee); verified against the award archive 2026-09-04. · checked 2026-09-04
- Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982) · checked 2026-06-09
- CES Academy — Grade-by-Grade Summer Reading List · checked 2026-06-05
- The First Academy — Kindergarten Read-Aloud & Early Readers Suggested Summer Reading · checked 2026-06-05
Questions
How many pages is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie?
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff 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 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie?
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 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 11 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 3 states plus 2 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades K-2. That ranks it #349 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthA Bad Case of Stripes (32 pp.) · The Stranger (32 pp.) · The Very Hungry Caterpillar (26 pp.) · The Bees of Notre-Dame (22 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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