{"product_id":"9780702317330","title":"The Velveteen Rabbit (HB)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Litchfield, David \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 3 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 48 pages\u003cbr\u003e282 x 257 x 10 | 470g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe much-loved children's classic by Margery Williams, now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereimagined by David Litchfield as a gorgeous picture book for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyoungest readers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Velveteen Rabbit is the perfect stuffed toy - soft, snuggly and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrand new. But he longs to be played with, so he can become Real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his Boy takes him to bed one night, the pair become inseparable,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplaying together from dawn to dusk. Rabbit thinks his heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill burst from happiness. This is what being Real must feel like...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the pair are separated through illness, a magical fairy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrants the wish of Rabbit's heart. Finally transformed into a REAL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbit, he finds a new family, but never forgets his special friend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- after all, he was always real to the boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare the magic of the Velveteen Rabbit with incredible full-colour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eillustrations by one of Britain's leading illustrators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Litchfield is the author-illustrator of The Bear and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Piano, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning artwork brings the classic story to new heights, perfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor sharing with the little ones in your life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover other fabulous books by David Litchfield: Pip and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgg and A Sprinkle of Happiness\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179168633213,"sku":"9780702317330","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780702317330.jpg?v=1778955170","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9780702317330","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}