The Giving Tree
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Author
Publication
2000 - HarperCollinsPublishers, [New York?], New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
14,250 words, Guess
Page Count
57 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17063418M
- ISBN-100060256656
- OCLC Control Number87871900
- OCLC Control Number17850
- OCLC Control Number411623
and 7 more
- OCLC Control Number2313732
- OCLC Control Number54990088
- Internet Archivegivingtree0000silv
- Library of Congress Control Number2003270066
- Goodreads370493
- LibraryThing43191
- WikidataQ125931121
Classifications
- LCCPZ7.S588 Gi 2003
- DDC[Fic]
Description
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.
First Sentence
Once there was a tree ... and she loved a little boy.
Excerpt
Once there was a tree ... and she loved a little boy.
Description
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return
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