The Velveteen Rabbit Paperback – 23 Mar. 2017

Lovely book my grandson loves it

There are nice drawings and it is hardback. However, this does not compensate for the fact that more than half of the story is missing. Actually, it is about 30% of the original: for example, before you get to the line where she talks about him being shy is 170 words in the original but here it is condensed into 40 words. It is condensed in this manner throughout and very unsatisfying. There was no real indication that it was such a highly abridged version. Now I re-read the book description above and it says condensed but I did not notice it before. If you are going to cut out more than half the story it should clearly be stated in the heading not hidden away in the details. Of course, the story of the Velveteen Rabbit is very warming and one of my favourite books of all time; even as an adult, its timeless lesson(s) are still relevant. I highly recommend the book, just not this version, unless it is for a child of 3-5 years to read themselves.

Short but powerful book. It made me think of the experience the author must have had with her son and broken toys, and how this book was made to give the boy comfort.

Magical, I will buy the book and give this to my partner's grand daughter, Primrose. She will adore this book. I am 66 and found it magical. Why have I not read it before.

I took off one star for the exaggerated reverence in which this book seems to be held in some quarters. It's sweet, and a tearjerker, but when it comes to preaching a sermon based on it, as I recently heard done - well, that's a step too far. I don't think the Skin Horse's insights are the key to life and spirituality and everything.A child should meet with it on the child's own terms, to take or leave- then it's easy to see how it might resonate in the memory. But adults treating it like Scripture, no. Maybe I've just been talking to the wrong people.Actually I bought this one purely because our old one had gone missing, and the bookshelf wasn't complete without it

Reminds you of your childhood favourite friends.in my case a Hand Knitted White Poodle and a Blue Plastic Rabbit on wheels. Amongst a number of others including my Dark Brown Smallish Teddy with the stuffing lost from one leg ( my brother lost him on a bus trip from Grimsby to Lincoln)!

Someone recomended this book to me a couple of years ago. They had recently found out that I had been self harming for years and had been recently trying to stop. When they asked me why I felt a need to do it, I immediately answered that 'it makes me feel real - I need to feel real'. They told me about this story. After reading it for the first time, I cried. It simultaneously filled me with relief and confusion - I felt empathy towards a toy rabbit, whom I could actually relate to! The illustrations are beautiful and the story is sweet and sad. I now read it to my sixteen month old daughter who points out the rabbit with delight. It is certainly a story that can be read by a variety of people, children and adults. The message it sends out is heart warming to hear. I only wish that I had read it as a child...

I glanced at other reviews; are we reviewing a story or how it is presented? I bought the kindle book for 49 pence after a Facebook friend raved about it; I had never heard of this lovely story. I would like to see the real book, illustrations loose their lustre on Kindle, children need real books. I would enjoy reading a good edition to the youngest members of the family, children can understand that life was different in the past for children, but toys and imagination remain part of childhood.