The Velveteen Rabbit

Sarah Massini, Margery Williams

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Hardback

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NOSY CROW
26 October 2016

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: Nosy Crow Classics

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Now, like a lot of people, the original illustrations of a childhood favourite are the only ones for me (sorry Walt, I dislike your Pooh bear!) This edition though, I will make an exception for! Illustrated by Sarah Massini, the sweet and gently coloured renditions of Rabbit and Boy keep to the spirit of the original William Nicholson drawings, but are slightly less old-fashioned. The text is the original, complete and unabridged. A beautiful reinterpretation of a poignant story. Lindy Jones

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When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he is snubbed by the other toys. But the Rabbit soon makes friends with the Skin Horse who explains how toys can become 'real',if only they are loved enough. The Velveteen Rabbit longs for this to happen until, one day,he finds that he is Boy's very favourite toy. They play together through a long, golden summer and, even though Rabbit becomes shabbier and shabbier, he becomes 'real' to theboy who loves him so much. The rabbits in the garden think otherwise - how can Rabbit be real when he can't leap and hop? But when Boy is ill with Scarlet Fever, and Rabbit is thrown away, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real. As he sheds a tear a magical fairy transforms him into a real, wild rabbit, though her parting words remind him that hewas always real to the boy.

By: Margery Williams
Illustrated by: Sarah Massini
Imprint: NOSY CROW
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 265mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780857636966
ISBN 10: 0857636960
Series: Nosy Crow Classics
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 26 October 2016
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margery Williams (Author) Margery Winifred Williams was born in London in 1881. During her lifetime she lived in England, America and Italy and wrote numerous books for adults and children. Her most famous book, The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real, was published in1922.Sarah Massini (Illustrator) Sarah's mum always said it was a blessing how paper and a pencil could keep her quiet and out of mischief for hours. Drawing has been a life-long habit that has seen her through careers in corporate design, children's book design and now as an illustrator...and illustrating is what she loves doing best. Sarah lives in Sussex with her husband Peter, her young son Mathew, and her utterly mad terrier Tess, who keeps guard as she draws.

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The Velveteen Rabbit

Sarah Massini, Margery Williams

$29.99

Hardback

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