The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

G 2003 · 24 min · ★ 5.5 · Animation, Family

Using vivid clay animation, this adaptation of the classic children's book is a feast for the eyes. Although the velveteen rabbit is the favorite plaything of a young boy, the more modern, mechanical toys hold the stuffed bunny in contempt … except the rabbit's single friend, the skin horse, who has become real. As the horse explains the mystery of how to become real, a fable about the transforming power of love and imagination unfolds.

Directed by Lindsay Van Blerk

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