Samettipupu (1922)

Suh a cute and touching story. ( )

A sweet little tale. My only regret is that some of the vocabulary has become somewhat dated, at least for an American audience, so you might get bogged down explaining glades and fronds and brackens to small children. It's also a lot more existential than I remember, like Toy Story with an identity crisis. ( )

I disliked this story intensely as a child. Depressing. Or so it seemed to me when I was younger and I have no desire to revisit it. ( )

The Velveteen Rabbit is a relatively aged story, one that I remember being a common bedtime story between my mother and I. The story follows the stuffed animals/toys belonging to a young boy, particularly a bunny rabbit made of velveteen that the boy sleeps with every night. The velveteen rabbit wants to be a real bunny, but realizes that being loved by the boy and experiencing lots of things are what make him feel “alive”. ( )

Lovely quick read. Perfect for the park. ( )