The Velveteen Rabbit

I do not think I ever read The Velveteen Rabbit. My general understanding was it is about a toy that a boy loved, even as it got all worn down.

Chandler bought a special edition for Kathy, who he fell in love with even though she was Joey's girlfriend. Being a Friends watcher, I checked it out of the library.

It's a touching book from the 1920s. There is a rule where a child's love makes you "real" ("I really like you!"). When the rabbit was going to disposed -- the boy got scarlet fever and it was seen as contaminated -- a fairy magically made him a real rabbit.