The Velveteen Rabbit Resources

No one maintains a Velveteen Rabbit website (get on that bunny fans), so you can learn more about the author of the book, Margery Williams, at this Encyclopedia.com entry.

This 1976 cartoon featured the voice of Burl Ives and adapted the Velveteen Rabbit's story to turn him into the Easter Bunny in the end. That's quite the upgrade.

This 1984 short film is basically just Meryl Streep reading straight from The Velveteen Rabbit book while illustrations flash by over music. Still, Meryl Streep. Who wouldn't want to listen to her read bedtime stories?

This short cartoon that came out in 1984 also recreated the tale of the Velveteen Rabbit and his quest to become Real.

Truth be told, this live-action movie version of the bunny's tale doesn't sound a whole lot like what happens in the book. The Boy finds a "magic attic" and his tears bring the toys—including the Velveteen Rabbit—to life. Close but not quite.

This short live-action film which was released in 2007 is yet another standard retelling of the Rabbit's story.

This 2009 full-length film adds a mom, dad, and grandma for the Boy. In fairness, if you're trying to stretch out a thirty-page book into an hour and a half you're gonna have to make some adjustments.

Bustle wrote this list so we could all learn something from our little bunny friend.

This review in the New York Times is about a 2016 off-Broadway stage version of The Velveteen Rabbit, but it captures all the same themes from the beloved book.

Believe it of not, no one has ever written a biography of Margery Williams. But in 2017, Laurel Davis Huber tackled the topic by writing about the lives of Margery and her daughter, Pamela Bianco. You can read all about it in her book The Velveteen Daughter.

According to this Vox article, scarlet fever is making a comeback in some parts of the globe. Toys of the world beware.

On an episode of Friends, Chandler buys Joey's girlfriend an early edition of The Velveteen Rabbit as a gift because he knows she loved that book when she was a little girl. This doesn't do anything to help keep his obviously crush on his best friend's girl under wraps. The Rabbit brings out the love in everyone.

Listen along to the sweet sounds of an amazing children's story being read aloud. It'll bring you right back to your childhood.

The cover of an early edition of The Velveteen Rabbit. Looking good, bunny boy.

Original art from inside the book. This shows the little Rabbit talking with the Skin Horse. What does it take to be Real anyway?

More original art. The Rabbit waits patiently for the Boy to recover from his illness. Get well soon, kid!

And the last bit of art from the book. Here's the Fairy popping up out of her blossom getting ready to make some Real magic.

A sweet quote from our story with a picture of the Rabbit on it.

Even more quotable goodness. Keep it real and keep it beautiful.