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This or The Velveteen Rabbit, which is much older.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I am curious where on the world the people read it. Because for me it was obvious to know it, as the author lived basically next door. But I never knew it gained popularity outside the German speaking part of Switzerland.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

USA/California chiming in. Read it many times to my youngest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

My partner and I in England read it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People read it everywhere.

Goodreads page for it: 159K ratings

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Singapore, vaguely recall this as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Read it from Hong Kong as a kid. What was the author like?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Canada here, read it as a kid