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Velveteen Rabbit

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Velveteen Rabbit

by M Williams

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | February 26, 1979 | Trade Paperback

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"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. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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    Rating: 5/5

    A beautiful story

    Anonymous

    6 years ago

    I love this book. I always have. The poor rabbit is a loyal friend and Real to his little boy. His grown-ups, after the boy fights a long bout of scarlet fever, decide that everything in the boy's room must be burned. Thankfully, the Nursery Magic Fairy saves him. I won't say more as it is a true joy to read even as an adult. It's just a good, loving memory of childhood for me. Definitely a must-have for any small child's library. I own the paperback and the hardcover.

    Oh.. and I mustn't forget. This is my favorite version due to the artwork by Donna Green. If you don't fall in love with the story right away, the pictures themselves will take you away to a more innocent time. A definite must-see.

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Children enjoy a beloved classic in this little paperback edition with all the original black and white illustrations by William Nicholson. Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit is a magical story of a toy rabbit coming to life through a little boy's love.

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Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"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. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"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. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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Trade Paperback

40 Pages, 5.06 x 7.44 x 0.16 IN

February 26, 1979

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

English


0380002558
9780380002559

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