The Velveteen Rabbit: or How Toys Become Real
Bianco, Margery Williams / Nickolson, William
These presents are modern and mechanical, and they snub the old-fashioned velveteen rabbit. The wisest and oldest toy in the nursery, the Skin Horse, who was owned by the boy's uncle, tells the rabbit about toys magically becoming real due to love from children. The rabbit is awed by this idea, however, his chances of achieving this wish are slight. One night, the boy's nana gives the rabbit to the boy to sleep with, in place of a lost toy. Th...