<P> One day, the boy comes down with scarlatina, and the rabbit sits with him as he recovers . The doctor orders that the boy should be taken to the seaside and that his room should be disinfected--all his books and toys burnt, including the velveteen rabbit . The rabbit is bundled into a sack and left out in the garden overnight, where he sadly reflects on his life with his boy . The toy rabbit cries, a real tear drops onto the ground, and a marvelous flower appears . A fairy steps out of the flower and comforts the velveteen rabbit, introducing herself as the Nursery Magic Fairy . She says that, because he is old and shabby and Real, she will take him away with her and "turn (him) into Real" - to everyone . </P> <P> The fairy takes the rabbit to the forest, where she meets the other rabbits and gives the velveteen rabbit a kiss . The velveteen rabbit changes into a real rabbit and joins the other rabbits in the forest . The next spring, the rabbit returns to look at the boy, and the boy sees a resemblance to his old velveteen rabbit . </P> <P> The following adaptations have been made of The Velveteen Rabbit . </P> <Ul> <Li> In 1973, LSB Productions made the classic, original 16mm film version with a running time of 19 minutes . It won the Chris Plaque Award, the Silver Plaque Award, and the Golden Babe Award, and it appeared at the Columbus Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, and the Chicagoland Film Festival . It was a finalist at the American Film Festival . This film has been on TV and has been acclaimed by parents and teachers worldwide . </Li> <Li> The 1976 Rankin / Bass television special The First Easter Rabbit adapts the plot of the book as first of part of its story of how a toy bunny is recruited as the Easter Bunny . </Li> <Li> In 1984, it was part of the Enchanted Musical Playhouse series, where Marie Osmond played the part of the Velveteen Rabbit . Songs were composed by the Sherman Brothers . </Li> <Li> The Velveteen Rabbit was adapted into a video recording and soundtrack in 1985 by Rabbit Ears Productions with Random House Video; narrated by Meryl Streep, with music by George Winston . It received a Parents' Choice Award for Multimedia and was a Grammy award nominee . </Li> <Li> In 1985, two different animated adaptations were made at almost the same time: <Ul> <Li> The first, narrated by Christopher Plummer, was produced in Canada by Atkinson Film - Arts for CTV . This version aired in the United States on HBO . </Li> <Li> The second was produced by Hanna - Barbera Australia and broadcast as an ABC Weekend Special . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> In 2003, it was adapted into a clay - animated film by Xyzoo Animation . </Li> <Li> In 2007, a live - action short film adaptation was released by Horse Fly Studios . It was nominated for two Young Artist Awards . </Li> <Li> Feature Films for Families, Family1 Films and Believe Pictures released their adaptation in 2009 . It is distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, Thomas Nelson and Vision Films . The film adaptation was illegally telemarketed to over 500,000 telephone subscribers in the United States . Verizon successfully sued Feature Films For Families for the practice . </Li> <Li> In May 2015, Storytime magazine published an extract with new illustrations from UK illustrator Lisa Sheehan </Li> <Li> In October 2015, Atlantic Theater Company produced a new musical adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit at The Linda Gross Theater . This production was adapted by Anya Saffir (book and lyrics) and Cormac Bluestone (book, lyrics, music). </Li> <Li> In February 2016, Winning Moves published a Velveteen Rabbit board game (age graded 4 +) that combines the spirit of the story with the elements of a children's board game . </Li> </Ul>

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