The Velveteen Rabbit

Title: The Velveteen Rabbit
Author: Margery Williams
Publisher: Derrydale Books
Copyright: Margery Williams, 1880-1944
Pages: 32
Ages: 4-8
Genre: Picture Book

Summary:
On Christmas morning a young boy received a Velveteen rabbit as a gift. He loved the little rabbit for a short while and then got distracted by the rest of the festivities. The Velveteen Rabbit lived for a long time in the nursery and was ignored by the other more expensive toys. Everyone put on appearances and his only friend was the Skin Horse.
The Skin Horse was wise and had been in the nursery the longest. So, the Velveteen Rabbit asked “what is real?” The Skin Horse replies that being real happens when a child loves you for a long time. The Skin Horse explains that once you’re real, you can’t go back.
There was a person called Nana who tidied the nursery and one night when the Boy couldn’t find his china dog that he slept with, she gave him the Velveteen Rabbit. For many nights, the Rabbit slept with the boy. The boy kept the Rabbit and played with him and loved him and the Rabbit grew to like it. As the boy loved the Rabbit, the played throughout the Spring and one night when the Rabbit was left outside, Nana had to come find him because the boy couldn’t sleep. That night the Boy declared that his bunny was Real. And the Rabbit believed. They had a wonderful Summer. One evening the Rabbit met some other rabbits. The rabbits make fun of him and tell him he is not real. The rabbits run away and the boy returns for him.
Life continues and the Rabbit gets shabbier and shabbier but the Boy loved him. Then the Boy becomes ill. A long time passes with the Boy being ill. The adults decide to take him to the sea side. But the Rabbit doesn’t understand that all the toys are to be burned. They throw the Rabbit out and get him a new bunny. But he is too excited to pay attention.
That night, out with the bunny appears a fairy. She makes the Velveteen Rabbit truly real. When she kissed the Rabbit he didn’t realize that he completely changed. He realizes then that he’s changed . The fairy disappears and the Rabbit uses his new body.
During the Summer, the Rabbit see’s his boy and his boy seems to recognize him too but never knows that he helped him to be real.

Who would I recommend this to?
I would recommend this book to everyone.
Potential Problems:
I do not see any problems with this book. It’s very clean and a sweet book.
My reaction:
I really enjoyed this book, it’s fanciful and has a happy ending. The Rabbit becomes real and is able to keep watch over the Boy who helped him become real.