The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real, a Mini book,

Williams, Margery, Nicholson, William, ill.,

ISBN 10: 0440407222 / ISBN 13: 9780440407225

Published by Yearling Book from Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc./New York,, 1992

About this Item

hard cover, miniature book, 33 pages, 3 3/4 x 5 inches, very good book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile picture book,

Seller Inventory # J 3374

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real, a Mini book,
• Publisher: Yearling Book from Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc./New York,
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0440407222
• ISBN 13: 9780440407225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: William Nicholson
• Seller catalogs:
  • children's,

About this title

Synopsis

Ariel turns to her grandmother for companionship when a new baby in the house leaves her feeling unwanted, and when a stroke separates the pair, a special gift from Grandma unites them once more. Reprint.

Review

A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative 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. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.)