Margery Williams's tale of a velveteen rabbit who becomes Real through the love of a child is a timeless classic, as dearly beloved as the Velveteen Rabbit himself. It is lovingly abridged in this sumptuous new hardback edition, featuring Sophie Allsopp's beautiful, nostalgic illustrations.
There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Templar Publishing .
Margery Williams (1881-1944) is the author of more than 30 children's books, but her best-loved work is The Velveteen Rabbit. Libby Hamilton has written a variety of children's books including Templar's best-selling Peter Pan and, most recently, the enchanting How to Find a Fairy Tale. Sophie Allsopp has been illustrating children's books for twenty years. Previous titles for Templar are The Ballerina's Handbook and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Ruth Martin has been an editor and author of children's books for many years. She lives in South London with her husband and daughter.
This book contains the following story:
The Velveteen Rabbit
'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.'When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he is snubbed by the other toys. But the Rabbit soon makes friends with the Skin Horse who explains how toys can become 'real' if only they are loved enough. The Velveteen Rabbit longs for this to happen until, one day, he finds that he is Boy's very favourite toy. They play together through a long, golden summer and, even though Rabbit becomes shabbier and shabbier, he becomes 'real' to the boy who loves him so much. The rabbits in the garden think otherwise - how can Rabbit be real when he can't leap and hop? But when Boy is ill with Scarlet Fever, and Rabbit is thrown away, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real.
