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To the Boy the Velveteen Rabbit is not just real but Real. The Boy and the Velveteen Rabbit are best friends. They spend happy afternoons in the garden together digging and wheelbarrowing amongst the raspberry canes, happy evenings together playing in the clearing at the bottom of the garden, and happy nights in bed cuddled up together, warm and safe, whispering their secrets. The Boy has loved his Velveteen Rabbit so much that his tail is becoming unsewn, his beautiful, velvety, soft fur is all worn and all the pink has "rubbed off his nose where the Boy had kissed him". Wherever the Boy goes so must the Velveteen Rabbit and that's just how Rabbit likes it, for he has dreamed of becoming Real ever since the Skin Horse told him about that special magic:

For another old fashioned picture book that today's children will still enjoy, try our review of [[The Tiger That Came To Tea]], by [[:Category:Judith Kerr|Judith Kerr]].

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