Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This classic story about a child's love for his rabbit is the perfect Easter basket stuffer
The timeless story of a toy rabbit that becomes real through the love of a child appears for the first time in an elegantly slipcased picture book and audio-cassette format.
Cassette running time: 25 minutes.
Synopsis
A timeless classic about the magic of boundless love that's been treasured for generations At first a brand-new toy, now a threadbare and discarded nursery relic, the velveteen rabbit is saved from peril by a magic fairy who whisks him away to the idyllic world of Rabbitland. There, he becomes Real, a cherished childhood companion who will be loved for eternity.
The timeless story of a toy rabbit that becomes real through the love of a child appears for the first time in an elegantly slipcased picture book and audio-cassette format.
Cassette running time: 25 minutes.
Synopsis
Celebrate Easter and give the gift of love with the most beloved of bunnies. A timeless classic that has been treasured for generations--this edition features the original story with heartwarming illustrations from David Jorgensen. Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.
At first a brand-new toy, now a threadbare and discarded nursery relic, the velveteen rabbit is saved from peril by a magic fairy who whisks him away to the idyllic world of Rabbitland. There, he becomes Real, a cherished childhood companion who will be loved for eternity.
This wondrous tale of the velveteen rabbit has delighted readers of all ages with its story of transformation and redemption through a child's unwavering love.
Synopsis
A timeless classic that has been treasured for generations--this edition features the original story with heartwarming illustrations from David Jorgensen. Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.
At first a brand-new toy, now a threadbare and discarded nursery relic, the velveteen rabbit is saved from peril by a magic fairy who whisks him away to the idyllic world of Rabbitland. There, he becomes Real, a cherished childhood companion who will be loved for eternity.
This wondrous tale of the velveteen rabbit has delighted readers of all ages with its story of transformation and redemption through a child's unwavering love.
Synopsis
The classic tale, newly illustrated. "Scenes are subtly lit through a rose-colored lens, and the creamy paper blends with the many vignettes to create a humanly dramatic narrative. Most appealing."--"School Library Journal." Full-color illustrations.
About the Author
MARGERY WILLIAMS was born in London in 1881 and first came to the United States at the age of nine. For the rest of her life, she lived alternately in England and America. Her first novel was published when she was twenty-one, but she turned to writing for children in 1922 with the publication by Doubleday of
The Velveteen Rabbit, the first and best-known of her thirty books for young people. Toward the end of her life, she lived in Greenwich Village, New York. She died there in 1944.
WILLIAM NICHOLSON was born in Newark-on-Trent, England, in 1872. Though he illustrated several books during his lifetime, he became most famous as a portrait painter. Many of his portraits and still lifes hang today in museums and galleries throughout England. He was knighted in 1936, and died in 1949.