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Velveteen Rabbit
Written by Margery Williams
Narrated by Emily Bauer
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About this audiobook
Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all the other toys, waiting for the day when the boy will choose the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human.
Author
Margery Williams
Margery Williams Bianco was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922 publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The Velveteen Rabbit.
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Reviews for Velveteen Rabbit
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Yet another of those childhood classics that depressed me. I would use this as a good way to talk to my kids about illness, selflessness, bravery, compassion, and karma.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Maudlin as hell, but convincing to the point that I used to carefully make sure every doll got attention, so they could all "become Real." Also, put the fear of Scarlet Fever into me! Way to go, old-timey books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A classic book about a bunny who becomes REAL through the power of love. A great bedtime story, possibly best read in parts or on a rainy day.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I like it it's good for 10 or 2 year olds
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An amazing book! Cassandra clare does a great job expressing all of the characters! Watch out Suzanne Collins! Looks like you've got a big challenger and she's taking the world by storm!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Velveteen Rabbit is a purely fictional story. I loved this story both when I was little and now as an adult. The illustrations are very realistic and the story flows beautifully. The underlying message of the story is that if you love a toy enough the toy becomes Real, meaning it will live forever in your memory and will forever be loved. The illustrations match perfectly with the story. When the fairy was described as being born from a flower that grew from the rabbits tear, the illustration showed a beautiful rendition of this process. I like this book because it plays to the fanciful notions of children. Almost every child wants their toys to come to life and be real. (Thanks Toy Story) This book gives children the hope that it will happen. I also liked it because the illustrations really brought the story to life. The intricate details bring the story even more to life for me. I especially loved the depiction of the fairy at the end of the story. The third thing I love about the story was how well the story flows. Margery Williams does an excellent job of bringing the Rabbit to life through her story telling and eventually completely to life at the end of the book. This book truly made my toys Real to me as a child, and I can't wait to read it to my children, both biological and not.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5RUN, do not walk, to your local bookstore and Buy This Book. Whimsical, hilarious, utterly escapist. Plus, ham! What's not to love?!?
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Avalos's thesis is in brief that Biblical studies has found that the Bible is culturally alien, historically unreliable, and ethically reprehensible; and that Biblical scholars systematically hide these findings from the public at large to secure their continued prestige and employment. Avalos also argues that the field is in decline and the only remaining service it can do to humanity is to hasten the erosion of Biblical influence in modern life.It's an interesting book - Avalos is an insider in the field he's condemning - but also a deeply annoying one. I agree with much of what Avalos has to say, but the way he has chosen to present his case is frequently exasperating. He makes provocative claims and clarifies them into something less radical. He makes lots of irrelvevant asides (frex, discussing textual criticism, he notes that the Leningrad Codex was written about 3000 years after the traditional dates of Abraham, which is true, but the topic supposedly under discussion wasn't whether the Codex can tell us anything worthwhile about Abraham, but whether it can inform us of the original form of the texts, which is vastly younger). He repeatedly fails to say just how far he'd go (frex, several of his arguments against Biblical archaeology would seem to apply to other subdisciplines too, but he doesn't tell us if he thinks that, say, Scandinavian or Polynesian archaeology should end).Thus, a book that can be recommended only with significant reservations. A pity, because when shorn of the rhetoric and when the author can keep on subject it has important things to say.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful story of love ans dreams coming true. This is in my top three of childhood favorites.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Still good, but it didn't quite reach the level of genius as the first volume.The underlying story of this graphic novel is a girl name Rose is the vortex of her era. If she remains alive, the world will be destroyed. It is the only time Dream can take a human life and he intends to do it. Subsequent stories include a couple that has been pregnant for years, an abused boy locked in the cellar, and a convention for serial killers who like to "collect". My favorite stories, "Tales in the Sand" and "Men of Good Fortune", were actually the two that had the least to do with the main plot of the book. Rather, they offered a glimpse into the past of Dream. They showed Dream's desire for companionship and the loneliness he must suffer. I was touched emotionally by those stories more than any other. The other stories were good but they focused more on Rose and, in comparison to Dream, Rose's life is so ordinary that I couldn't help but be more drawn to Dream's mysteriousness.While this volume doesn't meet the standards set by the first in the series, it's still terrific and it still held me in thrall all the way through. Highly recommended.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very entertaining and wise fairy tale. Leaves me with warm feelings.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I am hooked on the Temperence Brennan Series. Sadly this was the last book I had left (you hear that Kathy Reichs, publish, publish, publish). I had mistakenly read the series out of order. I would recommend reading them chronologically, so the relationships that develops during the series follows. In [Bones to Ashes] we get to go back as learn about Tempe's childhood. Growing up with her grandmother and staying on Paulie’s Island. We also meet her childhood best friend Evangeline who just disappeared one summer and never came back. Tempe gets pulled back into those childhood memories when the skeleton of a teenage girl comes into her hands that she believes could be Evangeline. Her past becomes more intertwined as Detective Ryan asks for her assistance on files of some missing girls tied to Acadia where her childhood friend was from.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5a classic
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Yet another classic that I recently discovered has slipped past me (or at least, if I ever read it as a child, I have no recollection), Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit is a beautiful book and one that I'm glad to have stumbled across as an adult rather than as a child. It all happened because of a quote:He said,"You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."This quote came across my Facebook feed the other day, and in discussing the book with a couple of friends, it then occurred to me that I don't think I had ever read it, so bought a copy that weekend. This book resonated far better with my adult self than I think it ever could have as a child, which speaks volumes for the magic of this slim little volume. A happy addition to my library.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What does it mean to be REAL? This is the question that the Velveteen Rabbit asks in this book. It is a question that maybe readers should ask themselves today in a world where, "What is real?" is being asked a lot these days.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sad, yet one of my favorite childhood books.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To many people this small story needs no introduction. I included it here because it was my daughter's favorite book. I read it so many times I pretty much knew it by heart.
The story chronicles a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner. First published in 1922 it has been republished many times since.
If you haven't read this to your young children, you are missing some wonderful feelings. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lovely children’s story book. It's considered a classic and I've finally read it. Simple tale of make believe, friendships and rabbits!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A true Classic. And now I can never get rid of my stuffed animals. Thanks.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I...hadn't realized just how short a story this was. It's a sweet little fairy story (literally, the fairy appears near the end to Make Him Real). A pleasant read, though there's not a lot there, at least on the surface.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5“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.” This is the classic story of a boy and his stuffed velveteen rabbit. It’s about becoming Real in a story that has fascinated children of all ages. It’s a story of unconditional love and childhood magic. This book, part of the Kohl’s Cares program, is an heirloom edition to be shared, to be read aloud, to be loved.Highly recommended.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Formative, for me. Still makes me cry.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A great classic.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of my absolute favorite stories from childhood, and the last on my little trip down memory lane revisiting the books of my youth (those that I currently own, at least).What can one say about the Velveteen Rabbit that hasn't been said already? It's so tender, and tragic, and beautiful, and sweet, and touching. It makes you cry both sad and happy tears. And those lovely illustrations by William Nicholson are just wonderful.This particular edition, again from my childhood, is a beautiful hardcover in a slipcase. No idea where it came from (parents or a gift from parents' friends), but I know it was a constant favorite, and it remains one today.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Don Daily’s illustrations makes the classic, “Velventeen Rabbit” magical. I highly recommend this particular edition of the book.ww2
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read this when I was very small and could never get the story out of my head. It's sad and wonderful. Read it with a tissue at hand.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of my absolute favorites. I recently shared this book with my son and I was so glad that be also loved it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bought for a young relative, I didn't realise this was one to tug at the heart strings. Boy (the child remains unnamed) gets a stuffed rabbit for Christmas. Gradually the rabbit gets loved and, by the magic of the nursery, becomes Real. Lovely illustrations in a slightly old fashioned style.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5What a lovely little book which tells of how a loved stuffed rabbit becomes "real" just because a child believes. I have several stuffed animals that I too believe are "real". They are my companions on quiet days and enjoy reading with me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved, loved, loved this childhood book ... What it truly means to be loved.