Old Yeller by the numbers
Fred Gipson · first published 1956 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 5th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 192 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 53,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 56 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 31 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 24 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 11 |
At 192 pages, Old Yeller is longer than 50.6% 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).
Old Yeller is 192 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 |
|---|---|
| Old Yeller | 192 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 Old Yeller is on school reading lists
36 appearances (0.2% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 5 published lists, in grades 5th–8th. 36 of the 36 carry a link to the published source document.
States (8): Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 5th | 9 |
| 6th | 9 |
| 7th | 9 |
| 8th | 9 |
Sources
- Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) — Hawaii's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): 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
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — Kansas's statewide children's-choice program (est. 1952; students read the annual nominees and vote). Winner list 1953-2025 per the William Allen White Award record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Pacific Northwest Library Association — Young Reader's Choice Award winners (1940-2022), via Wikipedia — 1959 Winner · checked 2026-06-23
- Oklahoma Library Association — Sequoyah Book Award, Children's (gr 3-5) + Intermediate (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1959); winner roll 1959-2025 · checked 2026-06-15
Questions
How many pages is Old Yeller?
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson is 192 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 53,000 words.
How long does it take to read Old Yeller?
About 3 h 31 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 56 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 24 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 11 days.
Is Old Yeller on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 36 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 6-8. That ranks it #50 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- Old Yeller: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Mouse and the Motorcycle (192 pp.) · Blubber (192 pp.) · The Outsiders (192 pp.) · The Lemonade War (192 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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