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The Velveteen Rabbit

Written by: Margery Williams
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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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.

For a long time he lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery floor, and no one thought very much about him. He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys quite snubbed him.

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Loved the beautiful story and the narration took it to another level.
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Excellent performance to go along with beautiful writing

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Sweet story. Enjoyed it. I think everyone would read this story and be reminded of that one toy that they all liked in their childhood.
I heard the audio story and it was excellently narrated.

When is a toy real

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I miss the nostalgic feeling of losing myself in the sweet, meaningful wonder of a children's story, secretly written for grownups.

Wonderful.

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beautiful story and beautiful narration. the story filled my heart with warmth and put a smile on my face.

magical and lovely

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The slow pace of the narration was just right for a young reader. I also liked how expressive it was!

The Velveteen Rabbit

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A very beautiful story about our magical life narrated by the real magician
live, laugh and love

Real magic

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The story is an established classic for kids. We found the narration slightly fast for small kids. Some more expressions, some nice back ground music and the story being told slight deliberation would have been nice.

Although it's still good.

Loved it!

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Quite beautifully narrated by Richard Armitage. The story is beautiful as is by the narrator made it better.

Beautiful narration!

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Really good reading by Stephen Fry. Reads it like a master story teller. Enjoyed the different voices he can do and his pronunciation is spot on. Fantastic

good

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Absolutely love, love, love this wonderful classic. Touching, humorous, beautifully written and performed. Don't hesitate a moment, I say, both children and adults!💖

The best ever children's story, a classic gem

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