Williams, Margery – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:33:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Williams, Margery – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Velveteen Rabbit https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/velveteen-rabbit/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/velveteen-rabbit/ The classic nursery story celebrates 100 years since its first publication!

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He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn’t matter.

In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer to the nursery, asks one of the most knowledgeable toys, the Skin Horse, what being Real means. And so begins the Velveteen Rabbit’s journey towards becoming real – through the love of a child ?

Margery Williams’ timeless picture book is brought to life by gorgeous classic illustrations by William Nicholson.

]]> Velveteen Rabbit https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/velveteen-rabbit-2/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/velveteen-rabbit-2/ When the Velveteen Rabbit first arrives in the nursery, he’s snubbed by the other toys. But the Rabbit soon makes friends with the Skin Horse who explains how toys can become ‘real’,if only they are loved enough. But when Boy is ill with Scarlet Fever, and Rabbit is thrownaway, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real.

]]> The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Became Real https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-velveteen-rabbit-or-how-toys-became-real/ Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-velveteen-rabbit-or-how-toys-became-real/ Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.

When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.

Once there was a velveteen rabbit who longed to be Real. He was owned by a boy who loved him more and more every day, even when the rabbit’s velveteen coat grew old and shabby and worn. Then one day something magical happened, and the rabbit’s wish began to come true…

With messages about the importance of love and inner beauty, The Velveteen Rabbit is an all-time favourite classic which has delighted generations of children.

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