bearley
Written on Nov 22, 2022
Still as poignant today as it has ever been, Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit is one of the best-loved children's books of all time. In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer to the nursery, asks one of the most knowledgeable toys, the Skin Horse, what being real means. "Real isn't how you're made," says 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 ..." And so begins the Velveteen Rabbit's journey towards becoming real - through the love of a child ...
- ISBN10 1405264217
- ISBN13 9781405264211
- Publish Date 5 November 2012 (first published 1 January 1922)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 November 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Egmont UK Ltd
- Imprint Egmont Heritage
- Edition Hardback , Classic Edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 48
- Language English
Reviews
Bianca
Written on Aug 28, 2017
"Real isn't how you are made. 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."
"Does it hurt?"
"Sometimes. When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."