One of my favorites....

Happy Friday to you!  Are you looking forward to the week-end?  Do you have some special activities planned?

Books have always been of great importance to me.  In the classroom, I encouraged the students to find books that were interesting to them.  One way of doing this was to read to the class daily from a book that had relevance to what we might be studying, or one that might be suitable for the season.

One of my favorites that I would read as this season began was The Velveteen Rabbit.  This was one of my favorite stories, and I have a favorite version I would like to share with you today.

This one is illustrated by Tien.

While the story, of course, is the same, I think the illustrations give extra charm to this book by Margery Williams.  My copy was printed in 1983.

You are probably familiar with the story.  It begins with a gift at Christmas.

The velveteen rabbit was in the boy's stocking.

I love the illustrations.

The rabbit became "real" in the story.

I could not tell you whether this particular edition is still available, though I know you would be able to find a book from some source.  If you have need to find something for a read-aloud session with children, I recommend this one!

Now - to the announcement of the person who will receive a subscription to Martha's magazine.  The Husband was my loyal assistant,:-) and Susie of SheJunks is the winner!  Congratulations, Susie!  Please email me with your information for the subscription.

Thank you for reading.  I really appreciate your comments.