Velveteen Rabbit

I purchased this book for my best friend who is very real. She is not fake. Her birthday is coming soon and I want to give the book to her to express some of my feelings. She is a great friend.

My favorite book growing up. I like the classic illustrations in this as it was a gift for a friend's baby

One of my favorite childhood books!!!!!

The rabbit, feeling a bit out of place and a bit unworthy, nonetheless yearned to be loved, not for what he could be or should have been, but rather for what he truly was. What child (or adult, for that matter) can't find meaning here? Children yearn for love and acceptance, and unfortunately we live in a world in which that acceptance and approval usually consists of things being bigger, stronger, better, prettier, faster, newer.The rabbit is not the 'best' toy in the boy's collection; he's not the most expensive, the best constructed, or the most interesting. But as the wise old Skin Horse knows, it isn't in the flashy paint and moving parts that true love grows. True love makes one real, and it takes a special being and a deliberate process to become real. 'It doesn't happen 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.'Being real can hurt, but the rabbit in the process of becoming real barely notices that his velveteen fur is rubbing off, his tail is coming undone, his pink nose is worn and his whiskers are gone. He knows he is loved, especially during the boy's serious illness (the story was written shortly after the great flu pandemic that claimed countless lives in the early part of the twentieth century, and other childhood illnesses were still commonplace killers even in the most technologically advanced countries, perhaps another aspect of how technology can fail to address the 'real').The ending is poignant and significant - reality means something different for the rabbit than he anticipated, but it is a joyous happening nonetheless. The Skin Horse, the rabbit and the boy are all real, and serves as an extended parable on how right relationships can overcome much adversity.This is one of my favourite stories of all time, and the drawings accompanying this edition are very apt and special.

...but dig just a little deeper and this is such a beautiful and profound story. This moving tale has been with me since my childhood and the older I get, the more I understand "The Velveteen Rabbit". As a grown man, I usually have a tear or two in my eye towards the end of the book! Buy this for your children and let the message grow with them as they grow. This book should be on every child's bookshelf. Just wonderful.

Wonderful story for life. I’ve known about this book for many, many years and always loved the life lessons inside the covers. A friend of mine came across a quote from The Velveteen Rabbit recently and sent it to me unaware that it was one of my favourite stories. I then got her a copy for her birthday. She said she will treasure it. A treasure it certainly is.

We bought this as a gift for someone who wanted a book about a velveteen rabbit and although we found loads about how to catch, skin and cook rabbits this was the only one that fitted the bill exactly. How lucky is that.

This has been bought (very early) as a christmas gift. It is a hardback book with dust sleeve. Looks lovely and traditional. Its one of those books all children should have in their collection. I cant wait to read it to her!

Everything about this book is excellent quality!It was a gift for my 45 year old daughter. she is an artist and illustrator so I was worried it would not be good enough for her.As it was I only bought it for her to let her know I was thinking of her, since somehow her copy she had had as a child was lost recentlyShe was delighted!