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The Velveteen Rabbit, Or, How Toys Become Real - Community Reviews back

by Margery Williams, Michael Green
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Bookish Blerd
Bookish Blerd rated it 13 years ago
A beautiful story of love ans dreams coming true. This is in my top three of childhood favorites.
The Nrrdling (Aryn)
The Nrrdling (Aryn) rated it 13 years ago
This book scarred me for goddamned life. I still can't get rid of a stuffed animal. Do you have any idea how many stuffed animals live in my basement because of this book?
Kybunnies
Kybunnies rated it 13 years ago
This is a wonderful classic child's story. This is a re-read. But something this wonderful never gets old. Reading this story as an adult makes someone want to believe in all the wonderful thing's we believed in as a child.
Emily May (The Book Geek)
Emily May (The Book Geek) rated it 14 years ago
What a beautiful and touching story. I was truly blown away by it's originality and subtle message... there is nothing much else to say: it is a heartbreaking story. I cried and cried and just wanted the opportunity to love the Velveteen rabbit forever.
Ceridwen
Ceridwen rated it 14 years ago
I am so so far behind on my kiddie-book reviewing that I claimed I would do at the new year that it isn't even funny. So here's a hard one to review.I read this to my son last week, and it was a total disaster. He's a really sensitive kid, and more so at bedtime because he is tired and thinking. We ...
fishgirl182
fishgirl182 rated it 14 years ago
I just re-read this after not having read it since I was a kid. It was as good as I remembered it. Sweet and sad and a big magical. Made me want to find my stuffed bunny from childhood but I couldn't. Perhaps the nursery fairy made him Real and he's out in the world with the other real bunnies.
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 15 years ago
Maudlin as hell, but convincing to the point that I used to carefully make sure every doll got attention, so they could all "become Real." Also, put the fear of Scarlet Fever into me! Way to go, old-timey books.
kishawhite
kishawhite rated it 17 years ago
What a wondefully sweet and sentimental book about a stuffed animal in competition with more "modern" toys for the love of his owner. Although this story was written over 80 years ago, it is still surprisingly current especially to parents who have children who still play with toys.
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 18 years ago
When I found this one at Librivox, I figured I had to hear it, as I otherwise only knew it from its being mentioned in 'Friends'. It's a cute children's story that I'd be very happy to share with my kids once I have any. A bit on the cutesy side obviously, but totally appropriate and adorable for it...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 23 years ago
No doubt I'm lacking something that makes me a true human, but I'm not keen on the stories about children's toys having feelings and getting them hurt when kids stop playing with them. Do we need kids to be so empathetic that they treasure every stupid piece of fast food flotsam they drag in the doo...
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