The Velveteen Rabbit Timeline and Summary

The Velveteen Rabbit arrives on Christmas morning in the Boy's stocking—how jolly.
He winds up in the nursery toy box where he meets the Skin Horse who explains the deal with becoming Real. It sounds kind of hard.
Nana gives the Velveteen Rabbit to the Boy one night and they gradually become friends.
In the spring, the Boy and the Rabbit play outside in the yard and have all kinds of best friend adventures.
One night, the Boy declares that his little Rabbit friend is "Real" and the Rabbit's heart practically bursts with love and pride.
In summertime, the Rabbit meets a couple of wild rabbits near the woods by the Boy's house who insist he isn't Real because he can't dance or hop around. Weird.
Weeks later, the Boy gets sick with scarlet fever, but the Rabbit stays by his side until he gets better.
The Rabbit is super excited because he overhears that the Boy is headed to the seaside to recover. Yay!
Then, the Rabbit catches the news that he's to be burned with the rest of the Boy's toys. Not so yay.
As the Rabbit waits to be thrown into the bonfire, he thinks about his sad life and starts to cry.
Suddenly the nursery magic Fairy appears. She turns the Velveteen Rabbit into a wild rabbit and he hops off happily into the woods.
Next spring, the Rabbit comes back to visit the Boy as he plays outside by his house. It's an adorable best friends reunion.