The Velveteen Rabbit

Written by Margery Williams

Narrated by LibriVox Community

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day...

Written in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How Toys Become Real is the tale of a sweet unassuming toy rabbit who questions what it is to live and to love. It was the first children's title written by Margery Williams (1881 - 1944), who had previously created only for adults. This story eclipsed all others, to become her most famous work, and an ever adored classic for all ages. (Summary written by Marlo Dianne)

"It was by a sort of accident that The Velveteen Rabbit became the beginning of all the stories I have written since…By thinking about toys and remembering toys, they suddenly become very much alive. Toys I had loved as a little girl--my almost forgotten Tubby, who was the rabbit, and Old Dobbin, the Skin Horse, and the toys my children had loved." -- Margery Williams

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Margery Williams

Margery Williams Bianco (1881–1944) was an English-American author born in London, England. She began her career writing novels, but it wasn’t until 1922, when her first children’s story, The Velveteen Rabbit, was published, that she found lasting literary success. Her young-adult novel Winterbound (1936) was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1937 and later received the Newbery Honor.

Reviews for The Velveteen Rabbit

[Karen Coates · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Before I heard this, I heard the shorter version on SCRIBD. It has wonderful production values! (It's produced by Scholastic Audio.)
But – I was curious about what parts of the story I had missed in longer versions. So next I tried hearing another version, “The Velveteen Rabbit, V. 2,” produced by Librivox. I'm sorry, sweeties, but I couldn't finish your narration. ?
Then I decided to check this one out. Hearing the extra text added SO much to my emotional experience! It made me cry!
So my recommendation is that since they're so short, you listen to this version and the shortest one from Scholastic Audio in either order. They're quite different from each other, and there's so much to like in each of them!