The Velveteen Rabbit

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

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

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

I've never once been able to read this book without crying. It is just so sweet and so sad. 😭😭😭 The little boy loves his stuffed rabbit with a love so pure, and that love is returned by the rabbit. After the rabbit helps the boy overcome scarlet fever, the rabbit is forced to make the ultimate sacrif......more

The writing made me wonder if the author had been ill as a child. The depiction of illness rings so true. So, I searched and found instead that we shared something else. That was the loss of a parent when very young. Seriousness is a trait that people like us find hard to shake. This seriousness may......more