The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition Book with CD
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- ISBN13: 9780060586751
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
“Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a small boy.” So starts a tale of unforgettable perception, perfectly 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 pleased. But as the boy grew older he started to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave.
This is a tender tale, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has made a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an distressing interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another’s capacity to like in return.
Amazon.com Review
To say that this particular apple tree is a “giving tree” is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein’s well loved tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious small boy. Building the boy pleased makes the tree pleased, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. When he questions for money, she suggests that he sell her apples. When he questions for a house, she offers her branches for lumber. When the boy is ancient, too ancient and sad to play in the tree, he questions the tree for a boat. She suggests that he cut her down to a stump so he can craft a boat out of her trunk. He unthinkingly does it. At this point in the tale, the double-page spread shows a pathetic solitary stump, poignantly cut down to the heart the boy once carved into the tree as a child that said “M.E. + T.” “And then the tree was pleased… but not really.” When there’s nothing left of her, the boy returns again as an ancient man, needing a silent place to sit and rest. The stump offers up her services, and he sits on it. “And the tree was pleased.” While the message of this book is unclear (Take and take and take? Give and give and give? Perfect self-sacrifice is excellent? Perfect self-sacrifice is infinitely sad?), Silverstein has perhaps deliberately left the book open to interpretation. (All ages) –Karin Snelson
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There are two things I have against Mr. Silverstein’s writing; firstly, his terrible punctuation and style and secondly, in this book, the carving of initials on a tree. Are these qualities we wish to pass on?
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
The giving tree is a very excellent book for any kid to read,and it is very calming but I personally fell that it
wasenT giving enough and it diden’t have enough of an edge to it .And I am not just adage that even
though it is a children’s book.But I saw through all of thoes flaws and gave this book a excellent score.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I can remember reading this book to my son a few years ago over and over again, he loved the book and the thoughts of caring and sharing, as that’s only one level to this tale. What about the side of the tale where the tree is not pleased because of what is expected of her? Certainly there are multiple viewpoints of this book, but I will place you with one:
It’s about the mutilations females undergo in the interest of pleasing males.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
As a Pisces, giving is a part of your personna. You give to all around you and expect the least in return. You want only to have their self in return. This book, written when I was very young, reminds me that having faith in the one’s you like is more vital than what they give to you in return. You give, not out of self-loathing or self-depreceation, you give out of the wholeness it gives to you in return. When I recieved this book, many, many years ago, my best friend, Tom, knew exactly the kind of person that I was and permanently will be. I am a giver. I will give in every sense of the word. I give because it makes me pleased. I give because it makes me whole. I give because it makes me judge in like.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This is a horrible childrens book. It’s about a friendship between a tree and a boy. But, the boy permanently takes and the tree permanently gives. At the end the tree is nothing but a stump and yet it still has something to offer the grown and aged boy. This book teaches kids to just take from a friendship. Also, it is a very sexist book. Why is the tree a she? This teaches young girls that they should permanently give and never receive and that they will still be pleased. Is this really what you want your kids to learn?
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5