Margery Williams (1881–1944)
Author of The Velveteen Rabbit
About the Author
Author Margery Williams was born in London, England on July 22, 1881. She moved to the United States when she was nine-years-old and alternated between living in the United States and England for the rest of her life. She is best known for her thirty children's books, but she also wrote novels for show more adults and young adults. Her most popular works include The Velveteen Rabbit, Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World, and The Little Wooden Doll. Her young adult book, Winterbound, was a runner-up for the 1937 Newbery Medal and was retroactively given the Newbery Honor award when it was established in 1971. She died on September 4, 1944 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Portrait of Margery Williams by James Bolivar Manson, 1911
Works by Margery Williams
The Velveteen Rabbit & Other Animal Adventures (Wordsworth Children's Classics - includes The Three Billy Goats Gruff,… (2015) 18 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit Coloring Book: A storybook to be colored in, With captions lifted from the original text (1984) 17 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit (Illustrated): The 1922 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations (2023) 6 copies
By Margery Williams - The Classic Tale of Velveteen Rabbit Or, How Toys Become Real (12.2.1980) 4 copies
[The Velveteen Rabbit, frontispiece] 3 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit & Other stories 2 copies
The Candlestick 2 copies
The Price of Youth 2 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit Plush Gift Set: The Classic Edition Board Book Plush Stuffed Animal Toy Rabbit Gift Set (2020) 2 copies
The Late Returning 2 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit & other stories 2 copies
The Velveteen Rabbit 2 copies
Poor Cecco 1 copy
Penny and The White Horse 1 copy
Sense and Sensibility 1 copy
More About Animals 1 copy
Green grows the garden 1 copy
Mr. Murdle's Large Heart 1 copy
Der kleine Schmusehase 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit 1 copy
The Velveteen Rabbit 1 copy
VELVETEEN RABBIT-BOARD 1 copy
Spendthrift Summer 1 copy
Associated Works
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 90 copies
Four cents an acre; the story of Louisiana under the French, from "Notre Louisiane" — Translator, some editions — 8 copies
Juniper Farm, "Il était quatre petits enfants" — Translator, some editions — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Williams, Margery
- Other names
- Bianco, Margery Williams
Williams, Margery Winifred
Bianco, Margery
Williams, Harper (pseudonym) - Birthdate
- 1881-07-22
- Date of death
- 1944-09-04
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
Turin, Italy - Education
- Convent School, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
- Occupations
- children's book author
short story author
novelist
translator
essayist - Relationships
- Bianco, Pamela (daughter)
Williams, Robert (father) - Awards and honors
- Newbery Honor (1937)
- Short biography
- British-born Margery Winifred Williams moved with her parents to the USA in 1890. She became a professional writer at age 19. In 1904, on a visit to her English publisher, she met and married Francisco Bianco, an Italian living in London. The couple went to live in Turin, Italy, for many years. Margery eventually returned with her own family to the USA in 1921. She's best remembered today for The Velveteen Rabbit; or, How Toys Become Real. It became an instant classic and has been adapted many times as theater, radio, television, and animated films. In her final years, she interspersed writing novels for young adults with her children's books, and her daughter Pamela illustrated some of the works. Margery Willams won a Newbery Honor in 1937 for Winterbound.
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Reviews
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
I read this as a child and use to read it to my youngest when she was younger. It is one of my favorite childhood books. :)
At first a brand-new toy, now a threadbare and discarded nursery relic, the velveteen rabbit is saved from peril by a magic fairy who whisks him away to the idyllic world of Rabbitland. There, he becomes "Real", a cherished childhood companion who will be loved for eternity.
Independent Reading Level: Grades 3-5
IRA/CBC Children's Choice award
IRA/CBC Children's Choice award
Meanwhile, back in my umpteenth childhood, another book I read for the first time...
This beautiful, classic children's story about a boy and his toy rabbit, who becomes Real, is sweet, sad, and magical.
This beautiful, classic children's story about a boy and his toy rabbit, who becomes Real, is sweet, sad, and magical.
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Books About Boys (1)
Out of Copyright (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
Ambleside Books (2)
Best Young Adult (1)
Reading Rainbow (2)
4th Grade Books (1)
Female Author (1)
Five star books (1)
Christmas Books (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 81
- Also by
- 29
- Members
- 16,212
- Popularity
- #1,403
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 241
- ISBNs
- 436
- Languages
- 13
- Favorited
- 8
