Still as poignant today as it has ever been, Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rab
bit is one of the best-loved children's books of all time. In the nursery, only
the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Ve
lveteen Rabbit, a newcomer to the nursery, asks one of the most knowledgeable to
ys, the Skin Horse, what being real means.