The Rabbit in the stocking isn't as expensive as the other toys: he's covered in velveteen. On Christmas Day, the Boy enjoys his new toy but then quickly forgets and neglects him. Shunned and unsure, the Velveteen Rabbit questions his worth. Should he even becalled a real toy? An answer comes from his friend, the Skin Horse: "Real isn't how you are made. . . .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." The Velveteen Rabbit's journey through love and loneliness to become who he was really meant to be is a story that inspires us all on our own journey to Real.
The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless tale of friendship, love, acceptance and honesty. When the world seems uncertain, Margery Williams's classic story reminds all of us what really matters.
The type in this edition has been reset to emphasize the poetry of the language and to bring out the depth of sentiment in the story. William Nicholson's 1922 illustrations, which have delighted generations of readers, are rendered in full-color just as they appeared in the original edition of The Velveteen Rabbit. Together words and pictures create a world so much like our own, and yet so delightfully magical.
45 editions First published in 1922
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1900 (ca 1958), Doubleday & Company, Inc.
The velveteen rabbit, or, how toys become real.
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1986, Derrydale Books, Distributed by Crown Pub.
The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real
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1986, Derrydale Books, Distributed by Crown Pub.
The velveteen rabbit, or, How toys become real
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1987, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real
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1989, Running Press
The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real
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1995, Grosset & Dunlap
El conejito de pana, o, Cómo los juguetes se volvieron de verdad
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1996, Hyperion Books for Children
The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real
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History Created December 9, 2009 · 19 revisions
| November 23, 2012 | Edited by Anand Chitipothu | Reverted spam |
| November 21, 2012 | Edited by 188.190.127.68 | Edited without comment. |
| September 19, 2012 | Edited by caf21 | Added details |
| September 16, 2012 | Edited by 197.250.15.61 | Added new cover |
| December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |