Read Time: 30mins
Author: Margery Williams Bianco
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco (1922) is a classic children’s tale about a stuffed rabbit who longs to become “Real” through the love of a child. After becoming the boy’s favorite toy, the rabbit is deemed sanitary waste due to scarlet fever, but is saved by a fairy and transformed into a real, living rabbit.
Points of Interest: Animals, magic
Who may like this book: Children who enjoy gentle, emotional stories about love, friendship, and imagination.
Dialogic Reading Prompts
- What does it mean to become ‘real’?
- How does love change the rabbit?
- Why is the boy important to the rabbit?
- What makes something special?
- Have you ever had a favorite toy like this?
- How does the rabbit feel at different points?
- What lesson does the story teach about love?
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