The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams Narrated by Digital Voice Frederick Surrey E

Overview

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

The Velveteen Rabbit is a heartwarming classic about love, transformation, and the magic of childhood. Written by Margery Williams, this beloved tale follows a small stuffed rabbit who dreams of becoming real. Through the love of his young owner, the Velveteen Rabbit embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning that realness comes from being truly loved.

This audiobook edition brings the story to life with tender narration, capturing its emotion, nostalgia, and timeless wisdom. A touching tale for children and adults alike, The Velveteen Rabbit remains a cherished story about the power of love and the beauty of becoming real.

Editorial Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

In his note to the reader, Fancher (The Range Eternal, p. 1222, etc.) writes, "I’ve shortened the text to allow more room for the artwork," as an explanation for this abbreviated version of the beloved classic. Shortened indeed: Williams’s poetic passage introducing the Skin Horse has been reduced to: "The Skin Horse was old and wise, and he knew all about being Real." The rest is pared down to match, leaving a tale that does still—faintly—echo the original’s lyricism, but is less likely to lose the attention of, as Fancher puts it, "a wiggly two-year-old" being forced to listen to it. The art is, as promised, all full-paged and space-filling: quiet compositions in which the Velveteen Rabbit, the Boy, and other figures are large, soft-surfaced forms, viewed close-up, and from a child’s-eye level to enhance the feeling of intimacy. The tale’s more philosophical aspects will still elude most of the nursery school set, but sharing this summary may make some listeners more receptive to the Real story, when they’re old enough to appreciate it. On the other hand, perhaps they’ll think they’ve read it already. Why not just wait? (Picture book. 3-5)

From the Publisher

"Well done. A good read-aloud for small groups of children."—School Library Journal.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940194020355
Publisher:	Altrusian Grace Media
Publication date:	02/28/2025
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Read an Excerpt

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.

"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"

"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't often happen 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 get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

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