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Velveteen Rabbit

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This recording is a wonderfully sweet rendition of the Velveteen Rabbit, set to beautiful piano music from George Winston.

"Once there was a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid," says Meryl Streep with George Winston playing piano in the background. This recording delicately combines George Winston's incredible talent with the lovely tale of a toy rabbit who "longs to become real." This story is simple enough for children to understand but refined enough for adults to enjoy. I recommend it to anyone who wants to prolong the magic of imagination long enough to raise their children, grandchildren, or others' children. It's a great gift for any child or child-at-heart who is ill, going through a rough time, or having troubles calming down to rest at night. It's also ideal for the parent with a rush-hour life who needs a moment in George Winston's piano-magic world while their children get entertained by a story. My grandparents bought the cassette for me when I was just 6 years old, and I can still quote most of the first side from memory. Now, in adulthood, I continue to enjoy the comfort of a soothing piano and a good story. I love this recording, and I know it will warm its way into your heart too.

The Velveteen Rabbit was introduced to me at a wedding -- the emphasis being on love that makes you "real" in a way that can never be changed despite the twists and turns of life. I read it to my grandchildren -- one who wanted it every single night of his week or two-week visit -- and I looked up on more than one occasion to find my husband sitting quietly in a chair, his ears, and obviously, his heart, tuned in to the increasingly familiar words. I began giving the book as shower gifts, wedding presents, anniversaries and the like. And then the CD came out. I grabbed it.

The grandchildren are grown now and off making their way in the world. But, I reclaim the closeness and joy of their presence all the more by sitting down with a cup of tea and being "lullaby-ed" by Meryl Streep and George Winston. It is a reminder of how I became "real" to them in a way that never dulls. This CD causes my heart to "spill over" anew every time I listen to it.

"Once there was a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid," says Meryl Streep with George Winston playing piano in the background. This recording delicately combines George Winston's incredible talent with the lovely tale of a toy rabbit who "longs to become real." This story is simple enough for children to understand but refined enough for adults to enjoy. I recommend it to anyone who wants to prolong the magic of imagination long enough to raise their children, grandchildren, or others' children. It's a great gift for any child or child-at-heart who is ill, going through a rough time, or having troubles calming down to rest at night. It's also ideal for the parent with a rush-hour life who needs a moment in George Winston's piano-magic world while their children get entertained by a story. My grandparents bought the cassette for me when I was just 6 years old, and I can still quote most of the first side from memory. Now, in adulthood, I continue to enjoy the comfort of a soothing piano and a good story. I love this recording, and I know it will warm its way into your heart too.

"Once there was a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid," says Meryl Streep with George Winston playing piano in the background. This recording delicately combines George Winston's incredible talent with the lovely tale of a toy rabbit who "longs to become real." This story is simple enough for children to understand but refined enough for adults to enjoy. I recommend it to anyone who wants to prolong the magic of imagination long enough to raise their children, grandchildren, or others' children. It's a great gift for any child or child-at-heart who is ill, going through a rough time, or having troubles calming down to rest at night. It's also ideal for the parent with a rush-hour life who needs a moment in George Winston's piano-magic world while their children get entertained by a story. My grandparents bought the cassette for me when I was just 6 years old, and I can still quote most of the first side from memory. Now, in adulthood, I continue to enjoy the comfort of a soothing piano and a good story. I love this recording, and I know it will warm its way into your heart too.

This is one of the best, if not the best, children books out there. I grew up listening and reading this book, and everytime I re-read it I feel like a child again. I highly recommend this book to all those parents who wish to give their children a book that they will truely charish. The music, narration, and drawings are perfect and bring the story to life. This is a perfect gift for Christmas

This is one of the best, if not the best, children books out there today. I grew up listening and reading this book, and everytime I re-read it again I feel like a child once more. This book is for all those parents who wish to give their children a book that they will truely treasure! The music, narration, and illustrations are perfect and bring the story to life. This is a great gift for children of all ages!!!

No other person in this world could tell the story of the Velveteen Rabbit better than Meryl Streep. When I was little, I'd listen to this every night at bedtime, I did for years. One day, the cassette tape it was on broke. That was in about 1989, it wasn't until now that I found it again. Listening to it on here made me feel so relaxed, subdued, and just made me feel good. And this was on 30 second clips that Realplayer provided! The piano is beautiful. I highly recommend this story for everyone. Look at me, I'm a 17 year old high school male.

I was introduced to this recording by one of my piano teachers. The marriage of music and story on this recording works perfectly!! This recording is not just for kids, it's for grownups too! Highly recommended!!

The Vince Guaraldi album, 'A Boy Named Charlie Brown' was issued in 1964. This came out in 1985. I'm so glad to have heard it. George Winston and Merryl Streep just make awesome magic through this. In 1996 George Winston issued 'Linus and Lucy: the Music of Vince Guaraldi', and in 2010 'Love Will Come: the Music of Vince Guaraldi (Volumes 1 and 2).