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As recommended by Meghan Markle as the one book she can't wait to share with her child - the timeless fable about the gift of love Once there was a little tree ... and she loved a little boy. So begins the classic bestseller, 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139781846143830
eBay Product ID (ePID)94007321
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Giving Tree
AuthorShel Silverstein
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicIllustration
Publication Year2010
GenreChildren & Young Adults
Number of Pages64 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height223mm
Item Width179mm
Item Weight288g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorShel Silverstein
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 06 Dec, 2022
Which layer have you read?
The edition I have has black and white line drawings and could be used as a meditative colouring book. For such an apparently simple book it has multiple layers. It is a simple story of a child growing. It could be used to reflect on different types of love e.g. the giving love and the need love. It is an environmental tale of what happens when destructive tendencies prevail. There are 7 blank sides of paper at the end of my copy which leads me to the possibility of writing after the words “the end” “… of the beginning”. Trees will normally send up suckers from their roots , so why not use these pages to write what happens as that begins. A book of fascinating possibilities, I have read of people throwing this book out after one reading, please don’t. (Apart from the environmental damage ). Read it again after a few years and see how it has changed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Oct, 2018
Contrasting
I bought this book because reviews online said it teaches children values of money/unconditional love. There’s 2 ways to interpret this book; The first is unconditional from who I interpret to be Mother Nature who gives everything she has to a little boy. The second is I suppose abusing the person who loves you. The little boy only comes back to the tree when he needs something.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Jun, 2020
Heart warming
Very good book and carries a deeper meaning which will help children really appreciate their mother xVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 May, 2024
Sweet book - The giving tree
A really lovely little book with a a nice moral. Loved reading it to my children - 7and 11.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Oct, 2018
My daughter enjoyed a lot
She was curious about the story and I think it was marvellous! Meaningful to kids and adults.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 Dec, 2017
Lovely book, thank you
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Feb, 2020
The giving tree
A magical, happy, sad, important story, simply told.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Feb, 2020
Great book!!!
Nice message in this book and interesting to read....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Jul, 2019
Lovely book
Value for moneyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Apr, 2021
Short but sweet
Nice condition Lovely storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
