The Giving Tree
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From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans.
“Once there was a tree…and she loved a little boy.”
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another’s capacity to love in return.
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk…and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation.
The Giving Tree is a meaningful gift for milestone events such as graduations, birthdays, and baby showers.
Shel Silverstein’s incomparable career as a bestselling children’s book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don’t Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit plus Runny Babbit Returns.
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The classic poetry collection that is both outrageously funny and profound. Filled with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems. A poignant picture book about love and acceptance, perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans. A wondrous book of poems and drawings that will charm young readers. More poems packed with outrageous humor, poetic genius, and signature illustrations. This book features 12 new poems.
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The beloved classic with 12 new poems. A fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. A fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. A hilarious book of spoonerisms – words or phrases with letters or syllables swapped. Filled with spoonerism poems that are both playful and poignant. A hilarious and loving look at the joys of having a rhinoceros as a pet.
Publisher : HarperCollins
Publication date : January 1, 1964
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060256656
ISBN-13 : 978-0060256654
Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
Reading age : 2+ years, from customers
Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.38 x 10 inches
Grade level : 2 – 3
Best Sellers Rank: #394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Children’s Science Fiction Books (Books) #23 in Children’s Classics #29 in Children’s Christmas Books (Books)
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NH Mom –
Touching and beautiful
This is a classic children’s book that every parent should read aloud to their children. Detractors say it’s about an unhealthy one sided relationship, but I think they’re bringing their own baggage to that claim. It’s a beautiful story about how parents are always parents, no matter the age of the child. Unconditional love is hard and sometimes hurts and is what every child deserves. I cry every time I read it. I gave each of my children their own copy when they turn 21, reaffirming for them that even if they are adults, I am still their mom. I have a tattoo of the stump and see instant recognition in a lot of eyes from people when they see it. I highly recommend this book.
Pearl Harper –
A good read.
Classic story.
Fyhy –
Important lesson in life within this book!
The product received was exactly as described! This book was a childhood favorite! And as a adult, being able to understand the meaning to this book has really opened my eyes!
Ava –
Good condition
Very good book came in good condition
Peter H. –
A great book about boundaries
Careful that you dont forget forgiveness in a day when “ghosting” people is in vogue.
Jasmin L. –
A wonderful moral for young children
I grew up on this book, as well as my children and now theirs. This book offers the opportunity to learn how to be kind, thoughtful, and loving. The moral to the story is amazing for young children.
Eric W –
Beautiful sad story–tough to take, but good lessons, gentle enough for children
Two characters interact through the green of youth and into old age, one firmly rooted at home and the other growing up on a journey off the page.This is not my favorite children’s book, but negative reviews using words like poison, hate, evil and co-dependency compel me to defend it. The primary cause for controversy appears to be over the man shortening the life of the tree by taking her offerings and forgetting her for a time, which spurs her to offer everything. Cynical subtitles could include “The Taking Boy” or “The Martyr Tree” and some critics would stretch to read “The Battered Tree Syndrome” into this as well. We might be rightly skeptical about unconditional love and nurturing in some types of relationships, but cynicism is neither healthy nor natural for children. Adults should take that lead.The multiple interpretations and discussion generated in various reviews here show that the book stands up as a work of art. Parents should always screen based on their own values and situations, but I believe this book is well suited to introduce kids to the bittersweet of life and love.The Giving Tree is a simple presentation which lends itself to complex overlapping messages on love (whether divine, parental or otherwise), environmental resources, human capacity and mortality. Some reviewers seem to want the book to pass judgment by spelling out morals or consequences (perhaps showing the tree live on as a house or boat or nourishing others). This would detract from its beautiful simplicity, and is not necessary. Parents should reinforce the golden rule on a consistent basis anyway, and children can go with their generally correct instincts. Part of love in the parenting context is to give without tangible or immediate reward. It is sad to see the man take everything, but it is also sad to see love and life inevitably end. I am not aware of a gentler way to illustrate that reality. In the end, the man shown here does not profit from having grown apart from the loving tree of his childhood. I wonder if it would make critics happier to see another tree live in parallel a few extra years but never have loved so deeply or directly.Neither adults nor children need to be told how to feel at the end of this story; we can simply ask ourselves why we feel sad. It is obvious to me that no one would read this and and think that it condones killing the tree, though I suppose the man does have a stump to sit on at the end when he needs it. Diminution of the tree matches his own stooped grayness. He took from the tree, but life gives and takes from us all. We are set up to grow old and wither and let go as we gain the perspective to care the most. At the end of the book we care for the wronged tree (and perhaps even the old man) but learn to take a lesson and let go.Clearly The Giving Tree has lessons at different levels, and for the first reading with a young child, you can focus on both the giving and shared love which continues even at the end of life.I will not dwell on sad tales with my young son, but I worry about the reviewers who write that they do not want their young children to think deeply. Stories like this are a great way to start a kid thinking (subconsciously at least) about spiritual and moral life and responsibilities. It is not as lyrically fun to read as The Lorax, but you can draw a similar lesson of stewardship and preservation from a narrative more understandable to the young.
Sunflower –
Book
A great book! Gift
Priscila –
A edição é belíssima, estou muito satisfeita com a minha compra.Gosto bastante desse livro, apesar de ser infantil.
SAH –
これは絵本だけど、子供より子育て中のお母さんが読むとぐっとくると思う。自分の子育てを省みながらゆっくり思い出に浸る様な本だと思う。
Quinn –
A classic, lovely book with a great message.
Santana –
Un veritable plaisir, ce livre, rempli d’émotion. Il est triste a en avoir la gorge trop serré pour le lire à haute voix, mais d’une beauté indeniable. Un must, autant pour l’adulte que pour L’enfant.
Nina Hopewell –
I bought this for my 2 year old daughter and even tho she’s so little, she loves the book. This will last us for years, since the story is so timeless