The writing made me wonder if the author had been ill as a child. The depiction of illness rings so true. So, I searched and found instead that we shared something else. That was the loss of a parent when very young. Seriousness is a trait that people like us find hard to shake. This seriousness may be disturbing for some adult readers. But I wager that children will welcome its frank message. Resilience given half a chance, is there in all of us should we need it. Love can hurt sometimes. That'...

Perfection. One Christmas morning, little Boy receives many presents, and among them a Velveteen Rabbit. At first he isn’t noticed, but with time Rabbit finds a place in little Boy’s heart. Rabbit snuggles with him at night, and plays with him during the day. But Rabbit knows he is not Real, he's wearing out, and one fateful day little Boy becomes ill. I. LOVED. THIS. WITH. ALL. MY. HEART! I’m dying to go to a store, get a stuffed rabbit and huge it and love it until it becomes real. This is w...

I've never once been able to read this book without crying. It is just so sweet and so sad. 😭😭😭The little boy loves his stuffed rabbit with a love so pure, and that love is returned by the rabbit. After the rabbit helps the boy overcome scarlet fever, the rabbit is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice. But finally he is rewarded for his love and sacrifice for the boy. This is one of the greatest children's books of all time. Just be sure to have some tissues nearby as you read it to your chi...

دیشب این قسمت فرندز رو می دیدم، که جزء قسمت های مورد علاقه مه. کنجکاو شدم ببینم این خرگوش مخملی چیه که کتاب مورد علاقۀ چندلر بوده. گشتم و کتاب انگلیسی رو پیدا کردم. امروز هم فارسیش رو پیدا کردم و خوندم.تا اواسط داستان، خیلی عالی پیش می رفت.تا جایی که خرگوش مخملی در طول بیماری کنار پسرک می مونه، ولی درست به خاطر همین ایثارش می خوان بسوزوننش، چون کنار پسرک مونده و آلوده به ویروس شده.اما بعد داستان به شکل عجیبی افت می کنه و یه دفعه شبیه داستان های هانس کریستین اندرسن میشه. از جایی که از اشک خرگوش ی...

At what age does a child learn what is real? How long does the blurring between fantasy and reality persist, for a young child? And when harsh reality kicks in with a vengeance, isn’t a little bit of magic lost forever?The loss of childhood innocence is always poignant. Adults sometimes continue to live in our imaginations and dreams through stories, so we may manage to hang on to a little bit of this magic through our adulthood.The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real), is a much-loved cla...

What a delightful book! 🐰

4.5 stars. When I found out that the classic children's story "The Velveteen Rabbit" was old enough to be free online at Gutenberg.org (complete with the original illustrations!) AND that it has a Christmas connection - the story begins with the rabbit tucked into the boy's Christmas stocking - I couldn't resist. It's a heartfelt story about unselfish love and how that makes us more "real." Perhaps a little sentimental (okay, it's definitely sentimental) but it touched me.Here's a link: http://w...

Some children's books should be read by adults. This is one of them. It examines the transforming power of love.

Beautiful and deeply touching. At Meredith's wedding last year, her brother and sister read a passage from this book, including the below - an inspired choice."Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.""Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit."Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."...

A terrific book, even as an adult, but it gave me quite a scare as a little kid. See, I actually managed to get scarlet fever in the first grade, and because of The Velveteen Rabbit, I was terrified that someone was going to come in and force me to burn all of my toys like the kid in the book had to when he was sick. Thankfully, though, medicine advanced beyond toy burning in between the publishing of this book and 1982, so my G.I. Joes were safe.