Love That Dog by the numbers
Sharon Creech · first published 2001 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 4th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 92 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 25,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 1 h 24 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 1 h 41 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 2 h 7 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 6 |
At 92 pages, Love That Dog is longer than 28.5% 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 6-8 (212 pages).
Love That Dog is 92 pages; the median book listed for grades 6-8 is 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Love That Dog | 92 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 6-8 | 212 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 Love That Dog is on school reading lists
13 appearances (0.1% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 4th–8th. 13 of the 13 carry a link to the published source document.
States (3): Maine, New Mexico, Vermont.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 7th | 3 |
| 8th | 3 |
Sources
- Land of Enchantment Book Award committee (NM Library Association) — official list of past winners 1981-2021 and 2026 winners — 2004 Young Adult winner · checked 2026-09-24
- Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) — winner list 1957-2020 via Wikipedia — 2003 winner · checked 2026-06-25
Questions
How many pages is Love That Dog?
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is 92 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 25,000 words.
How long does it take to read Love That Dog?
About 1 h 41 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (1 h 24 min at 300 wpm, 2 h 7 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 6 days.
Is Love That Dog on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 13 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 3 states, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #235 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Love That Dog: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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