Margery Williams's much-loved classic story of how a boy's love transforms a velveteen rabbit into a real one is made accessible to a new generation in this newly adapted version for younger children. Brilliantly illustrated by the award-winning duo, Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, this is a perfect book for any child who, like the hero of the story, cherishes a stuffed toy animal - and believes in magic.
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 2004 by Simon & Schuster .
STEVE JOHNSON and LOU FANCHER have collaborated on over 45 picture books. Their work has received rave reviews and won awards, including My Many Colored Days , I Walk at Night , and New York's Bravest . Visit them online at www. johnsonandfancher. com. Margery Williams (1881-1944) is the author of more than 30 children's books, but her best-loved work is The Velveteen Rabbit.
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.
