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The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Author: Margery Williams
Illustrator: David Jorgensen
Genre: Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Grade: 2nd grade and up



The velveteen rabbit is a toy given in Christmas to a boy. The velveteen rabbit was the center of attention for the first two hours but later on, forgotten as other Christmas presents are opened. The rabbit has been forgotten for a long time and ended up asking itself what is “real” to his horse friend. He later got taken by the boy and the boy claimed that the rabbit is real to his Nana. As days passed, the rabbit got happy that it gets to spend time with the boy and go wherever he goes. One day, the boy got sick and they have to throw and disinfect everything. The boy now got a brand new bunny and now the velveteen rabbit is replaced and thrown. It felt sad but the nursery magic fairy appeared and she turned the velveteen rabbit for real. The velveteen rabbit is finally real and jumped with its hind legs. The ending was the boy saw the used to be velveteen rabbit and pointed out how it looks just like his old toy, which it was.


I really like this book for it is fantasy and imaginative. I would read this out loud in class and have a suspense for the students to what happened to the velveteen rabbit. I prefer to have this read by 2nd graders and up because it has some long paragraphs which is going to be a little hard for 1st grade or lower students. I really find the story unique and really believable, which reminds me of the tooth fairies and mystical beings. The illustrations are really simple and calm. The illustrations are colored pencils which gives a pastel like or water color like pictures. All in all, I would highly recommend to read this to students for it sparks imaginations.
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