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My Favorite Book from Childhood

Growing up, My favorite book I would have my mom read to me for bedtime and naptime was The Velveteen Rabbit. So when my first daughter was born both my mom and I went and bought it for her. The Velveteen Rabbit , growing up was such a magical book for me! I not only got the "warm fuzzies" from reading how a stuffed bunny was so loved and cherished by a little boy, I also learned the value of friendship. How the stuffed bunny was always there for the little boy, and the little boy couldn't be without his beloved toy. It made me cry when the bunny had to be thrown away. And then how happy I was for the bunny when he became Real! The story also reminds me how important a childs' imagination is. My 3yo is the one with the most amazing imagination. In her mind all her stuffed animals and baby dolls to her are Real! She even has imaginary pets. I think it's cute how her laundry basket was transformed into a rocket ship, or how she has tea parties with all her baby dolls. When I was younger, I had more of a fantasy imagination, of fairies and unicorns, so that was the big thing for me. That the fairy in the endof the story, turned the Velveteen Rabbit into a real bunny. One last thing, I learned from the book and hope to share with my children is even though we leave or lose friends, there are always new friends to be met and made. We may never forget the ones we've had to leave behind, but how important friends are, and how important it is to be a friend. At the end of the story, the real bunny meets other real bunnies, and lives happily ever after. That part of the story has always stayed with me. I love meeting and making new friends.