About the Book: The Giving Tree
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