The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real (Reading Railroad Books) - Softcover

Williams, Margery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448190834 ISBN 13: 9780448190839

Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons, 1987

Synopsis

When the Velveteen Rabbit is old and well-worn, the nursery magic fairy turns him into a real rabbit

About this title

Review:

A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams' timeless tale of the transformational power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922.

Review:

"Well done. A good read-aloud for small groups of children."--"School Library Journal." "From the Trade Paperback edition."

About this edition

• Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0448190834
• ISBN 13: 9780448190839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32