If you were moved by the Rabbit learning from the Skin Horse that love makes you "Real," and by the Boy’s devotion before the nursery fairy’s blessing, you’ll feel the same pull in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Edward, a porcelain rabbit, passes from Abilene to a fisherman’s family, to a wandering hobo, and to frail Sarah Ruth—each bond reshaping him until he understands love the way your Velveteen Rabbit does. It’s that same tender ache of being cherished, lost, and finally transformed.

When the Skin Horse gently explains to the Velveteen Rabbit that becoming "Real" happens when you’re truly loved—worn whiskers and all—it echoes the fox teaching the Little Prince about "taming." In The Little Prince, the fox’s lesson—"What is essential is invisible to the eye"—mirrors the Rabbit’s discovery after the Boy’s illness and the fairy’s intervention. You’ll love how these quiet conversations turn simple moments into life-long truths about love and belonging.

If the Rabbit’s steadfast love for the Boy—surviving the scarlet fever scare and the threat of being burned—left you full and teary, Charlotte’s Web offers that same moral clarity. Charlotte spins "SOME PIG" to save Wilbur, and her quiet sacrifice at the fair pays off in one of the most tender finales in children’s literature. Like the Nursery Magic Fairy’s gift, Charlotte’s legacy transforms how love is remembered.

If the Rabbit’s journey from stitched toy to living creature—helped by the Skin Horse’s wisdom and the fairy’s grace—spoke to you, The Mouse and His Child deepens that allegory. A wind-up mouse and his child quest to become self-winding, facing Manny Rat, seeking a home with the elephant and seal, and learning what it costs to grow into themselves. It’s the same symbolic metamorphosis the Rabbit undergoes, rendered with bittersweet wonder.

If the Rabbit’s near-destruction after the Boy’s illness—and the grace of the Nursery Magic Fairy—left you tearful yet uplifted, Bridge to Terabithia offers a similarly cathartic arc. Jess and Leslie build Terabithia with a rope swing and imagination, then face a shattering loss that reshapes Jess’s heart. Like the Rabbit running free in the woods, the ending transforms grief into a lasting, tender strength.