[.ca] The Velveteen Rabbit (ISBN 0689841345)

breathtaking illustration:
I've always been fond of this tale, since a university lecturer read the entire story to our psychology classes in human development many years ago. The original illustrations are wonderful, of course, but when I read this copy of the book to my 4 year old daughter, she gasped with wonder when we turned the page to reveal the drawing of the fairy. For a young child, I believe these glowing illustrations enhance the empathy the child feels for the rabbit in his journey towards becoming real.

Rabbit Becomes Real:
Margery William's The Velveteen Rabbit Date published March1975 Rabbit Becomes Real The Velveteen Rabbit is about a boy who gets a Velveteen Rabbit for Christmas. Soon the boy gets very ill. The boy's Nanna was instructed to throw away all the boy's toys and burn them the next day. All of a sudden, a flower blooms and does something magical. My favorite part of the book is when the Velveteen Rabbit said to the horse "Are you real?" But my most favorite part is when the fairy comes out of the flower I would probably recommend this book to somebody who likes fantasy and who likes reading medium size story books just for fun. If I were to give a rating on the Velveteen Rabbit of 1-5, I would probably give it a 5. Hope you enjoy reading The Velveteen Rabbit.

Memorable tale for children and adults:
I was given a copy of this book while in college. My friend's message - it hurts to be loved - but it is worth it to become real. I've read this story to both of my daughters since the age of two. They are able to sit through this long tale but not others this length because the dialogue is simple and powerful - the plot has a strong build up - the boy becomes sick - and the illustrations are mesmerizing. I agree with the other reviewer who commented on the beauty of the illustrations in this edition, they are wonderful.