The Original Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

The Original Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsWhen 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 thrown away, Rabbit finally discovers what it truly means to be real.

is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman

and encourages children to participate and to find the characters hidden in the pictures

But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds

and what Nietzsche and Montaigne (among others) have to tell us about resilience and courage

disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning

'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want

'This selection of George Orwell's writing

The trapper found hanging with the dead animals for two weeks

It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world

'Inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic classic Frankenstein

he digs beneath the surface of familiar place names

Great for Ages 9-12