The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams

Narrated by: Richard Armitage

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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A perfect book for all ages!

I found this little gem available for free on Audible and narrated by none other than the awesome Richard (freakin) Armitage! And The Velveteen Rabbit is seemingly a universal book for kid in all of us! So I say grab the book and spend a little time with your childhood friend!

Beautiful!

I am a grandmother and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this fine Audible production. I highly recommend this narration to such wonderful book!

old favorite

This is an old favorite of mine. I'm glad to see it still stands the test of time for me.

Bedtime story

My Grandson Peanut and I listened and enjoyed the story hope to do this every night 🌙

my daughter loves this 💜

The narrator's performance is perfect. My daughter loves rabbits and requests this story every night.