Margery Williams’ “The Velveteen Rabbit”, Deluxe Gift Edition Review & Giveaway!!!

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A few weeks ago the little ones and I began to add Spring and Easter bedtime story books to our routine.  Experiencing an Arctic blast here in the Northeast, I found it very promising to read stories about springtime.  Many of the stories were about bunnies, ducks and the rebirth experienced each spring.

Along the bunny theme we recently were sent the beautiful Deluxe Gift Edition of The Velveteen Rabbit.  The first time we read it, my little guys were all ears (no pun intended). They wanted to know why all the boys things needed to be burned because of germs, and wondered why they couldn’t just wash them.  They were very glad to know the Velveteen Rabbit was not burned and was made real because he had been so special to the boy.  This is a delightful story to share with your children or to give as a gift.  Would make a beautiful addition to put in an Easter basket!

The Velveteen Rabit Gift Edition Random House

 

A deluxe gift edition of one of the most beloved children’s stories. With illustrations remastered from a 1922 first edition and a beautiful cloth binding with gold accents, this lovingly reconstructed classic is the ideal collectible gift for baby showers, birthdays, and holidays throughout the year. Includes a book plate for personalizing your gift.

At first a brand-new toy, now a threadbare and discarded nursery relic, the velveteen rabbit is saved from peril by a magic fairy who whisks him away to the idyllic world of Rabbitland. There, he becomes “Real,” a cherished childhood companion who will be loved for eternity. Treasured for generations, here is a timeless tale about the magic of boundless love, newly available with the luminous color of the original edition.

The Velveteen Rabbit Inside of Book

Excerpt From The Book:

“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.”

Random House is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!  One lucky blog reader will win their own Deluxe Gift Edition of The Velveteen Rabbit!  Thank you to Random House for the review book and for sponsoring this beautiful giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!!  Open to US residents.

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17 Responses to Margery Williams’ “The Velveteen Rabbit”, Deluxe Gift Edition Review & Giveaway!!!

  1. Maria Malaveci

    I learned that for For 20 years, Random House has provided annual scholarships to public high school students for original poetry, memoir, fiction, drama, and graphic novel compositions! Awesome!

  2. Nancy

    I also like Martha Stewart’s Favorite Crafts for Kids book.

  3. Rod Jackson

    I like Pure Joy by Danielle Steel

  4. Elizabeth

    I would like to read At the River’s Edge.

  5. Carl

    I love Random house and Jo Nesbo is a terrific writer. How about his new novel Cockroaches?

  6. Rachel Cartucci

    Little women is a classic and they have a lovely copy of that book! The Velveteen Rabbit is one of my most favorite childrens stories…I still cry when I read it. I mean an ugly cry!!!! I would love to win this for my child.

  7. Angie Moeller

    “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” book

  8. Carmen Van Deursen

    I like the angry bird explore the world.

  9. Melissa Johnson

    I like “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”. Would love to add this to the new baby’s collection!

  10. Eva Biggs

    My son would probably love Thomas and the Big, Big Bridge. Personalized book.

  11. Shelley P

    I like Fifty Shades of Chicken.

  12. Heather!

    I really want *The Pocket Pema Chodron*.

  13. Kimberly Schotz

    I like the Little Golden Book The Lone Ranger

  14. A Stillness of Chimes by Meg Moseley looks like a good read

  15. KT

    i like Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids
    20 Crafts, Recipes, Activities, and More!

  16. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

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