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    <body><![CDATA[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.<br/><br/>&quot;Real isn't how you are made,&quot; said the Skin Horse.  &quot;It's a thing that happens to you.  When a child loves you f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15803901">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;It doesn't happen all at once.  You become.  It takes a long time.  That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.  Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2982908">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3979627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great tribute to that special &quot;lovey&quot; so many of us remember.  Whenever I think about this story, I think about my Care Bear that went on countless vacations, summer camps, and an accidental swim in a pond.<br/>Great story, but a little long for really young kids.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Such a beautiful beautiful story. During my second year of teaching, I started taking 30 minutes or so on Fridays to read a children's story to my juniors, and then we'd discuss it in the context of a shared letters project that was ongoing through the year. It never failed that I would cry every ti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4792984">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found an &quot;original edition&quot; copy of The Velveteen Rabbit today at my Barnes &amp; Noble while I was organizing the children's classics bay. It was the only one left. This was fortuitous for me since I lost my big beautiful full-color hardcover copy in a flood in upstate New York.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39826336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Buku yang mengharukan bahkan bagi aku yang sudah bukan anak-anak lagi :D. Mengisahkan mimpi sebuah boneka kelinci untuk menjadi hidup. Mainan kuda mengatakan bahwa mainan akan menjadi hidup kalau dia menjadi mainan kesayangan. Karena suatu keberuntungan si kelinci pun menjadi mainan kesayangan. Dia ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39067603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces. He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60097414">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a beautiful book. and it also is one of the most beautiful things to hear, the version where meryl streep reads and george winston plays music. it's utterly gorgeous, and makes me cry every time i hear it. <br/><br/>oh, wise Skin Horse. &quot;then you become real.&quot;<br/><br/>i love how t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10287771">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although it is a children's books I feel that it has very important themes, and is very telling about society.  First of all, the little boy loves the Velveteen bunny; even when the bunny becomes ragged and old, the boy's feelings are so deep, he can overlook the bunny's unkempt appearance.  However...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64757503">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Author: Margery Williams <br/><br/>Illustrator: Florence Graham <br/><br/>Genre: fiction picture book <br/><br/>Publication Info: Harper Collins (1999) <br/><br/>Reading Level: Ages 4-8; late transitional<br/><br/>Topic/Theme: imagination <br/><br/>Issues Addressed: bond between children...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47387579">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A deeply moving tale, one I'll always remember. I re-read it a few years ago, and I was amazed at how well it held up - certainly not the mark of any old children's book. The illustrations are beautiful and vivid, a lovely addition to a near-perfect text.<br/><br/>It's truly a shame that children'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39985776">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a child I found this book riveting.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32202727">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know this book from of old, even though I have never owned a copy nor am I sure I have actually read it before! I may have first come across it in a sermon sometime, or perhaps as late as a nostalgic late-night  university discussion of children's books ... or I may have borrowed it from the libra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53850816">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades 1-3 (Read aloud). <br/><br/>The Velveteen Rabbit written by Margery Williams and illustrated by Michael Green is a classic tale about what love can do. Green’s illustrations are very colorful and detailed, I feel they accompany Williams’ tale perfectly. Green eloquently creates a world ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77226361">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is actually my favorite fable/fairy tale of all time. Ever since I was little this story has just resonated so deeply with me, and I still adore it. I hope my kids don't get sick of being read it before they go to bed some day.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Why are so many of the best children's books so sad?  Maybe because children see the truth about life far more readily that adults would like to admit.  The Velveteen Rabbit will always stand as a monument to loss and transcendence.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Velveteen Rabbit is my all-time favorite children's picture book.  The bond between a child and his/her most cherished stuffed animal never disappears.  I still wish my Grover would have come to life when I was a child.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jeez M. Pete. I was just trying to find somewhere on my bookshelves to shelve the copy of &quot;My Yard&quot; that my mom just gave back to me (one of my favorite books as a toddler, along with &quot;Dick Whittington and his Cat&quot;) when I came across The Velveteen Rabbit and thought, &quot;Hmmm,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66496375">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun, quick, easy read that can be enjoyed alone or shared with a friend or family member, especially children. It tells the story of a beloved stuffed-rabbit which was given to a small boy as a Christmas gift. The rabbit learns the meaning of love through his relationship with the child. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48466324">more...</a>]]></body>
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