false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172168510m/144984.jpg 480627 148 A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'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.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just <I>maybe</I>, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. <I>(A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.)</I> 1602074 book 1922 The Velveteen Rabbit total:11618|5:5857|4:3554|3:1794|2:320|1:93| 11618 49616 12872 479 5 3 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Tue Feb 19 10:51:13 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 11:00:09 -0800 2008
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oh, wise Skin Horse. "then you become real."

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Illustrator: Florence Graham

Genre: fiction picture book

Publication Info: Harper Collins (1999)

Reading Level: Ages 4-8; late transitional

Topic/Theme: imagination

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I spent the first grade crippled by guilt if I tried to throw anything away. I managed to fill my little box at school with tissues and scrap paper. My teacher made me empty it into the trash and I cried that it would never be 'Real' paper.

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