The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
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The Velveteen Rabbit
or How Toys Become Real

Author: Margery Williams

Narrator: Laura Cox

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2025


Synopsis

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams is a classic tale that follows a toy rabbit’s journey to becoming real through a child’s love. Warmly narrated by Laura Cox and beautifully produced by Bear Hill Studios, this audiobook envelops us in a world of magic and wonder.

About Margery Williams

Margery Williams, an English-American author who lived in Pennsylvania, achieved fame at age forty-one with the 1922 publication of The Velveteen Rabbit, an instant classic. She wrote a number of other books, including Winterbound, a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal. Married with two children, she died in 1944 at the age of sixty-three.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on April 24, 2023

Perfection. One Christmas morning, little Boy receives many presents, and among them a Velveteen Rabbit. At first he isn’t noticed, but with time Rabbit finds a place in little Boy’s heart. Rabbit snuggles with him at night, and plays with him during the day. But Rabbit knows he is not Real, he's......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 02, 2007

A terrific book, even as an adult, but it gave me quite a scare as a little kid. See, I actually managed to get scarlet fever in the first grade, and because of The Velveteen Rabbit, I was terrified that someone was going to come in and force me to burn all of my toys like the kid in the book had to......more

Goodreads review by Georgia on April 05, 2026

The writing made me wonder if the author had been ill as a child. The depiction of illness rings so true. So, I searched and found instead that we shared something else. That was the loss of a parent when very young. Seriousness is a trait that people like us find hard to shake. This seriousness may......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on May 22, 2025

At what age does a child learn what is real? How long does the blurring between fantasy and reality persist, for a young child? And when harsh reality kicks in with a vengeance, isn’t a little bit of magic lost forever? The loss of childhood innocence is always poignant. Adults sometimes continue to......more

Goodreads review by John on June 07, 2023

I've never once been able to read this book without crying. It is just so sweet and so sad. 😭😭😭 The little boy loves his stuffed rabbit with a love so pure, and that love is returned by the rabbit. After the rabbit helps the boy overcome scarlet fever, the rabbit is forced to make the ultimate sacrif......more