Name: The Giving Tree
Rating: 4.67 (55 reviews)
Author: Shel Silverstein
ISBN: 9781846143830

The Giving Tree

By Shel Silverstein

55 ratings 64 reviews 92 followers

Interest Level	Reading Level	Reading A-Z	ATOS	Word Count
n/a	Grades 1 - 3	N	2.6	621

Once there was a little 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.

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. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.

Publisher: Puffin

ISBN-13: 9781846143830

ISBN-10: 1846143837

Published on 1/1/2010

Binding: Hardcover

Book Reviews (62)

dogofrenzy14

11 years ago

I have read this book so many times and i love it i think it is so funny and cute i recommend this book for you! if you pike loetry

gigiann

11 years ago

cute and very very sad book

kittykat03

11 years ago

awsome

frankiebaby

11 years ago

I love this book

winterneeser

11 years ago

Good book, very sweet.

gem7833

11 years ago

I always cry after this book!!! It is so happy!

quinn03

11 years ago

This book is very nice!! I love how in a few pages, years pass by. Shel Silverstein made this one very bright and happy!! The first time I read this book, I felt very happy at the end. The tree is very kind and cares. Everything is very beautifully placed in the words. It does really speak to me... even though it has a few pages!! I do think it was a very enjoyable story about a tree and a boy. I recommend this to all ages!! I really do think you all will enjoy this wonderful little story!!