The beloved tale of six incorrigible children who help a town remember the true meaning of Christmas. "One of the best Christmas books ever"—Publishers Weekly
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When Green Crayon claims that green is the only color for Christmas, the other Crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver, and no cookies or reindeer without Tan! The Crayons agree that they all need to come together to make Christmas special.
A young boy receives a stuffed rabbit made from velvet for Christmas. The boy loves the rabbit dearly. When the boy becomes sick, he turns to the rabbit for comfort. The Velveteen Rabbit hopes he can become real, but then he finds out that the boy’s toys have to be destroyed. The Velveteen Rabbit is saved just in time and becomes a real rabbit.
