The Velveteen Rabbit (Or How Toys Become Real) - Unabridged

by Margery Williams

Overview

Margery Williams Bianco's classic story of a stuffed rabbit who longs to be real has been one of the world's most beloved children's books for the past 100 years. Chosen as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children," it is published here in its original and unabridged format and features illustrations by the original artist for the book, William Nicholson. Adapted over the years many times for stage, screen and television, The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless tale of love, loss, friendship and what it means to triumph over adversity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949661712
Publisher:	Ft. Raphael Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/07/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	26
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	1 - 12 Years

About the Author

Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1942) was born in London to Robert and Florence Williams, who she later described as loving and nurturing parents, both of whom encouraged their children to become readers and lovers of literature. When Robert Williams died, Margery (then seven) and her remaining family moved to America, settling in a farming community in rural Pennsylvania. Roger's death has often been cited as one of the reasons why Margery's books take on such dark themes of sadness and death, but Margery herself maintained that children learned to become more compassionate and achieved a greater humanity after facing adversity. Margery's love of reading naturally led to a desire to create her own stories and she began publishing books at the age of nineteen, beginning with The Late Returning (1902) and The Thing in the Woods, a horror novel, in 1914. Married to Francesco Bianco in 1904, the couple had two children, Cecco and Pamela, and after briefly living in Paris, moved to Turin, Italy, where they would spend the entirety of the First World War with Francesco joining the Italian Army. After the war, with Europe in disarray, they returned to America and moved to Greenwich Village, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Margery continued to write and, in 1922, finally gained worldwide notoriety when she published The Velveteen Rabbit which became an instant classic. The Biancos' daughter Pamela was a famous child artist and later illustrated some of her mother's books, including The Little Wooden Doll (1925) and The Skin Horse (1927). Though Margery continued to write - penning over 20 children's books and novels in her career - The Velveteen Rabbit continues to be her best-known work. Margery Williams Bianco died after a brief illness in 1944 at the age of 63.