First class illustrations
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I had this on a gramophone record for my eldest son when he was a child and he could never listen to it without crying although he loved the story! When I saw this on Amazon I couldn't resist the buy for `old times sake'. It is well worth picking up this particular copy because I think the illustrations are out of this world! A real treasure of a book.
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The Velveteen Rabbit
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I give this book two stars for its excellent diction and a few amusing bits of description. It seems that some children's books become classics less on merit than because they are the right length for publishers to promote and buyers to afford. I suspect that that is why this painfully sentimental story* with its abstract "The Boy" protagonist stays in print while the same author's delightful masterpiece, "Poor Cecco" is long out of print and valued by book dealers mainly for its (unusually witty) Arthur Rackham illustrations. But this tale of Poor Cecco the wooden dog, his fellow residents of the nursery toy cupboard, and an amusing cast of human and animal supporting characters - all with distinctive personalities - and their droll adventures at home and on the road, is a treasure replete with mystery, surprises, and an elegantly natural style. I was lucky to be given it as a child and wish others could be so fortunate.
*Shel Silverstein must have used The Velveteen Rabbit as a model for his creepy best seller, "The Giving Tree."
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It was really sad
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I found this book really sad. I won't spoil the story and yes, it does have a happy ending, of a sorts, I cried buckets. I couldn't read this book to a child.
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A book to hand down
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The velveteen rabbit is a book my daughter aged 5 and myself love equally; the story of a toy rabbit becoming real through the love of a little boy, transcending his tatty fur and worn out appearance to become a 'real' rabbit; it appeals to children who may imagine this scenario with their own beloved toys and it is a favourite for me because of its well written classic style, shameless use of good english and 'grown up' language and the corresponding illustrations. Buy this, inscribe the front inside cover and watch it become a family treasure.
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A wonderful classic story
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A story which I used to read to my daughter at bedtime when she was young and which I know she will read to her children in the years to come. A wonderful story which passes the test of time!
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