THE VELVETEEN RABBIT A Special Full-Color, Fully-Illustrated Edition Illustrated by Maria Berg "'What is REAL?' This is the Fairy Tale story of the Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Became Real. The Velveteen Rabbit asks the Skin Horse how toys become 'real'. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become REAL. 'When a child loves you for a long, long time,'… asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side in the nursery. A Velveteen Rabbit Story Summary. But when the boy gets sick, their friendship is tested and both learn a lesson in loyalty and what being “real” truly means. The more mechanical and expensive nursery toys looked down on the Velveteen Rabbit and pretended they were real. Adapted from the book The Velveteen Rabbit. When a rocking horse tells an old-fashioned velveteen rabbit that toys become real when they are truly loved, the stuffed animal jumps at the opportunity to be the favorite playmate of a young boy. The Skin Horse replies, "Real isn't how you are made, it's a thing that happens to you. A boy receives a stuffed rabbit toy made of velveteen material for Christmas. This excerpt from the book has become a popular wedding reading for those wanting something a little different, but still totally charming. A soft and fluffy Velveteen Rabbit lived in a toybox in a Boy's room. It is brought to you by Stories to Grow by. First published in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit is a children’s story about a toy rabbit’s quest to become real through the love of his owner.