New Releases by Margery Williams

The Velveteen Rabbit illustrated Margery Williams Bianco - THERE was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the Boy''s stocking, with a sprig of holly between his paws, the effect was charming.There were other things in the stocking, nuts and oranges and a toy engine, and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all. For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten.

O Coelhinho de Veludo (The Velveteen Rabbit, 1922), escrito por Margery Williams (1881-1944), conta a história de um coelho de brinquedo que aprende que o amor pode transformá-lo em um ser de verdade. Em sua trajetória, o Coelhinho passa por situações difíceis (abandono e quase morte), assim como de extrema alegria (a descoberta do que é ser de verdade, o amor que o Menino lhe dedica e o encontro com uma fada). A transformação do Coelhinho só ocorre por completo quando ele consegue expressar um sentimento profundo, em um momento crucial, com uma lágrima. Texto original em inglês.

This is a short story for children and grown-ups. It may remind you about your childhood or your velveteen rabbit or velveteen bear or some other toy. “The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real” by Margery Williams is about how toys — and people — become real through the wisdom and experience of love.

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco

Here was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the Boy''s stocking, with a sprig of holly between his paws, the effect was charming...

Dear reader, here''s a story about the Velveteen Rabbit and his desire to become Real. In this new edition of The Velveteen Rabbit you''ll find eleven grayscale illustrations by Lyudmila Khudiakova. "The Rabbit sighed. He thought it would be a long time before this magic called Real happened to him. He longed to become Real, to know what it felt like; and yet the idea of growing shabby and losing his eyes and whiskers was rather sad. He wished that he could become it without these uncomfortable things happening to him."