The Velveteen Rabbit
 

The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

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... (read more)

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Milli R
  • Rated 5 stars

A touching and beautifully written book about a velveteen rabbit. The pictures are cute and this picture book is definately what sparked my love for books.

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  • Rated 4.370763 stars
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  • Rated 4.761905 stars
 

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  • Diane

    diane said:

    i still get teary eyed thinking of this book. every new child in my life gets a copy at birth. such a sweet story...

    posted Saturday, December 29 2007
  • Ms. M

    ms. m said:

    i love this book. i still cry at the end when he becomes real.

    posted Friday, December 28 2007
  • Lorraine

    lorraine said:

    Interestingly enough, an excerpt from this book appeared in my college entrance examination (I did well). :) Reading this always reminds me of my childhood, of playing with stuffed toys and wishing they would talk back.

    posted Saturday, August 18 2007
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