The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams, Margery Williams Bianco

Random House Children's Books, Feb 3, 1990 - Juvenile Fiction - 10 pages

The classic tale, newly illustrated. "Scenes are subtly lit through a rose-colored lens, and the creamy paper blends with the many vignettes to create a humanly dramatic narrative. Most appealing".--School Library Journal.

About the author

Author Margery Williams was born in London, England on July 22, 1881. She moved to the United States when she was nine-years-old and alternated between living in the United States and England for the rest of her life. She is best known for her thirty children's books, but she also wrote novels for adults and young adults. Her most popular works include The Velveteen Rabbit, Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World, and The Little Wooden Doll. Her young adult book, Winterbound, was a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal and was retroactively given the Newbery Honor award when it was established in 1971. She died on September 4, 1944 at the age of 63.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Velveteen Rabbit
• Authors: Margery Williams, Margery Williams Bianco
• Illustrated by: David Jorgensen
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books, 1990
• ISBN: 067980644X, 9780679806448
• Length: 10 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Rabbits