The Velveteen Rabbit - Hardcover

Lombardi, Kristine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0794409482 ISBN 13: 9780794409487

Publisher: Readers Digest, 2006

Synopsis

By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

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: Readers Digest
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0794409482
• ISBN 13: 9780794409487
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 20
• Illustrator: McCue Lisa