The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
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The Velveteen Rabbit
(Or How Toys Become Real)

Author: Margery Williams

Narrator: Sara Nichols

Unabridged: 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2022

Synopsis

Margery Williams Bianco's classic story of a stuffed rabbit who longs to be real has been one of the world's most beloved children's books for the past 100 years. Chosen as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children," it is published here in its original and unabridged format.

Adapted over the years many times for stage, screen and television, The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless tale of love, loss, friendship and what it means to triumph over adversity.

About Margery Williams

Margery Williams, an English-American author who lived in Pennsylvania, achieved fame at age forty-one with the 1922 publication of The Velveteen Rabbit, an instant classic. She wrote a number of other books, including Winterbound, a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal. Married with two children, she died in 1944 at the age of sixty-three.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico

Perfection. One Christmas morning, little Boy receives many presents, and among them a Velveteen Rabbit. At first he isn’t noticed, but with time Rabbit finds a place in little Boy’s heart. Rabbit snuggles with him at night, and plays with him during the day. But Rabbit knows he is not Real, he's......more

Goodreads review by Bill

A terrific book, even as an adult, but it gave me quite a scare as a little kid. See, I actually managed to get scarlet fever in the first grade, and because of The Velveteen Rabbit, I was terrified that someone was going to come in and force me to burn all of my toys like the kid in the book had to......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean

At what age does a child learn what is real? How long does the blurring between fantasy and reality persist, for a young child? And when harsh reality kicks in with a vengeance, isn’t a little bit of magic lost forever? The loss of childhood innocence is always poignant. Adults sometimes continue to......more

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