The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real (All Aboard Books)

All I can do is send you my blog about it, for it was my daughter and son's favorite book... "Right From God!"...(out of the mouths of babes) My daughter, along with my two boys are much more than the word "interesting" could ever describe. The word "remarkable" would be more appropriate. Or "characters" comes to mind. As an example, one of so many, I will take you back to when I was a single parent before I met my second son, Joshua, and my second wife, Tiffany. I was dirt poor, playing 6 nights a week in bars and my son Ian was 6 and my daughter Lauren was 3. We would walk Ian to 1st grade every morning, virtually around the corner from the s***ty Apt. we inhabited on the second floor of a s***ty building. It was s***ty. The kids had a bunkbed set in the bedroom they shared and I had a mattress on the living room floor. Monday through Friday we would drop Ian off at school and Lauren and I would make our way back to the Apt. where we would both watch Sesame Street together, take a nap (I was always exhausted!) and then if time permitted, read her a story before we went to pick Ian up from school and have lunch. The kids always loved for me to read to them as much I loved my Mom reading to me. My Mother actually helped me through my first grade reader and inspired me to read Shakespeare at the age of 11 (of course she helped me through that as well). Both Ian and Lauren had their favorites as little kids, but the two they loved the most were Sesame Street's "The Monster At The End Of This Book" (I do a perfect Grover impression and we wore out 3 copies!) and "The Velveteen Rabbit", a classic. I would always give Lauren and Ian a choice as to what book they wanted me to read them out of the many children's books we owned. Lauren, more often than not, picked "The Veleteen Rabbit". This particular day after a long night for me (I didn't get back home from where I was playing in Hermosa Beach to relieve the babysitter until 4:15 am....all for a measly $75....oh, how I don't miss those days!) I was reading Lauren "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the umpteenth time, when, at the end of the book she looked up at me and said "You know daddy, every one of us has love in our hearts!". It's enough to bring me to tears even now. I said "That's so true Lauren! Everyone of us DOES have love in our hearts!" Then she asked me something truly remarkable (she was a a few months older than 3 at the tme) she said (and I quote) "And daddy, do you know where that love comes from?" I said "Tell me where that love comes from, Lauren". She took her index finger, put it to the middle of my forehead where the "proverbial third eye" resides and said, "Right from God!!" and pushed on my forehead as she was saying it!!! I was stunned...I had no words. None. I do remember feeling all the blood drain out of my face! What does one say to such a thing coming out of a 3 year old's head?? Out of the mouth's of babes, indeed!! Lauren is now a grown woman and continues to stun me with her empathy, her voice and her natural songwriting and acting ability. She is a remarkable human being and I feel honored to be her father. And speaking of "The Velveteen Rabbit".....One day while talking with the Skin Horse, the Rabbit learns that a toy becomes real if its owner really and truly loves it. The Skin Horse makes the Velveteen Rabbit aware that "...once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always." It's so true, and you helped make it so, Laur-Laur. You are my "Magic Fairy". We are all loved until real and I love you with all my furry heart!.....Dad M. Lanning 10/9/11....Imagine.....thanks John.....

Wonderful story. I gifted to pass it down.

Good read

I've always loved this story, but this specific edition is breathtaking. The images are so full of emotion that they tell the story all on their own. There is a certain warmth and sadness in the art that perfectly captures what it feels like to be loved and then forgotten. I found myself just staring at the pages, feeling a genuine ache in my heart. The way the Rabbit is drawn makes his journey feel so personal and real. It's a beautiful, soul-stirring book that feels more like a work of art than just a story. If you're sensitive to visual storytelling, this will definitely get to you.

Classic

The Velveteen Rabbit is charming, sweet children's book that is likely to appeal to many adult readers as well; I certainly enjoyed it. The story by Margery Williams is simple - a young boy receives a velveteen rabbit for Christmas. The toy is quickly overlooked, though, in favor of fancier toys until one day the boy, almost by accident, rediscovers the rabbit. The rabbit hopes that being close to the boy will allow him to become real. The story is beautifully told with many moments that ring true. The story alone is 5 stars. This version for the Kindle is fine overall - meriting 4 stars - but could use some improvements. In particular, the beginning of the book is very poorly formatted. The original version (which is available various places online) begins with a list of the illustrations with their page numbers, with the story itself starting on the next page. The Kindle version has the list of illustrations without page numbers (which doesn't matter as the illustrations aren't included anyway) immediately followed by the story - without any spaces at all! I had to read several times to see where the story actually began. The other major debit is the lack of those illustrations! The original book includes seven beautiful pictures. This version would be fine if you're an adult reader or if you are reading the book aloud to a child. If the book is for a child reader, though, I would go with another version that includes the illustrations and better formatting.

I love thos book

A wonderful read even as an adult. Thank you

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Wir besitzen die deutsche Ausgabe und meine 8 Enkel lieben die Geschichte. Deshalb habe ich die englische Ausgabe für ein englisches Kind gekauft. Die Geschichte ist aus dem Jahr 1922 und erzählt das Leben eines heiß geliebten Stoffkaninchen, das zunächst wenig beachtet wird, dann überall hin mitgenommen wird und langsam seine Schönheit verliert - das Fell ist abgeschabt, der Körper ist dünner geworden usw. Bei seinen Ausflügen mit dem kleinen Jungen trifft das Samtkaninchen auf echte Kaninchen im Wald und schämt sich, weil es keine Hinterbeine hat und nicht hüpfen kann. Das ebenfalls alte abgenutzte Schaukelpferd im Kinderzimmer erklärt dem Kaninchen, dass es abgenutzt erst wirklich "echt" sein kann. Als das Kind krank wird, tröstet das "echte" Kaninchen den Kleinen und kuschelt sich an ihn. Als das Kind gesund wird, verbrennt man alle Dinge, die mit der Krankheit in Berührung kamen. Das Samtkaninchen liegt im Garten und wird in letzter Sekunde von einer Fee in ein echtes Kaninchen verwandelt und in den Wald gebracht. Eine Geschichte, die auch heute noch gültig ist, wenn man die vielen geliebten, abgenutzten Lieblingstiere der Kinder sieht. Ein Buch, das unbedingt lesenswert ist.

Good Children's book

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