The Velveteen Rabbit

When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives 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. Even though Rabbit become shabbier and shabbier, he becomes "real" to the boy. The rabbits in the garden think otherwise. But when Boy is ill, and Rabbit is thrown away, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real. As he sheds a tear a magical fairy transforms him into a real, wild rabbit, though her parting words remind him that he was always real to the boy.

About the author

Sarah Massini has had a varied creative career as a corporate graphic designer, a children's book art editor, and now as the acclaimed illustrator of many picture books including The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little Prince. She lives in Sussex in the United Kingdom with her ecologist husband and her Scottie-dog Coco.Margery Winifred Williams was born in London in 1881. During her lifetime she lived in England, America and Italy and wrote numerous books for adults and children. Her most famous book, The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real, was published in1922.

Summary

When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he's 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. But when Boy is ill with Scarlet Fever, and Rabbit is thrownaway, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real.

Foreword

A treasured classic, revisited for a new generation

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Massini, Margery Williams, Williams Margery
• Assisted by: Sarah Massini (Illustration), Massini Sarah (Illustration)
• Publisher: Nosy Crow
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780857636966
• ISBN: 978-0-85763-696-6
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 274 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Nosy Crow Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Friendship, Picture storybooks, Children’s picture books, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Interest age: from c 4 years