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Shortest Books (unique words)

Below is a list of the shortest books by number of unique words.

Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown
Age: 2+
Year: 1954
Pages: 32
Word count: 345
Unique word count: 150
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The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Age: 2+
Year: 1962
Word count: 316
Unique word count: 158
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The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
Age: 4+
Year: 1964
Pages: 57
Word count: 621
Unique word count: 158
Sales (millions): 5
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The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
by Shel Silverstein
Age: 2+
Year: 1981
Pages: 104
Word count: 458
Unique word count: 162
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The Little Red Hen
by Paul Galdone
Age: 2+
Year: 1973
Pages: 48
Word count: 560
Unique word count: 165
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Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch
Age: 4+
Year: 1986
Pages: 32
Word count: 792
Unique word count: 166
Sales (millions): 8
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The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein
Age: 2+
Year: 1976
Pages: 112
Word count: 609
Unique word count: 176
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
Age: 4+
Year: 1955
Pages: 62
Word count: 656
Unique word count: 228
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The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
Age: 3+
Year: 1992
Pages: 32
Word count: 633
Unique word count: 242
Sales (millions): 4
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The Blind Men and the Elephant
by retold by Karen Backstein
Age: 4+
Year: 1992
Pages: 48
Word count: 718
Unique word count: 260
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
Age: 5+
Year: 1972
Pages: 32
Word count: 762
Unique word count: 289
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How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids
by Tom Rath
Age: 3+
Year: 2009
Pages: 32
Word count: 641
Unique word count: 292
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Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Age: 3+
Year: 1941
Word count: 918
Unique word count: 306
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Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
by Wade Bradford
Age: 5+
Year: 2011
Pages: 32
Word count: 1,060
Unique word count: 310
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Age: 3+
Year: 1902
Pages: 72
Word count: 975
Unique word count: 383
Sales (millions): 45
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The Fisherman and His Wife
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Age: 4+
Year: 1812
Pages: 32
Word count: 2,800
Unique word count: 550
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Life’s Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
by H. Jackson Brown
Age: 12+
Year: 1991
Pages: 160
Word count: 4,700
Unique word count: 1,400
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A Message to Garcia
by Elbert Hubbard
Age: 17+
Year: 1899
Pages: 42
Word count: 5,570
Unique word count: 1,650
Sales (millions): 40
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 10+
Year: 1943
Pages: 96
Word count: 16,900
Unique word count: 2,100
Sales (millions): 140
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Age: 6+
Year: 1964
Pages: 192
Word count: 31,000
Unique word count: 3,245
Sales (millions): 20
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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