The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein
Copyright 1964
Harper & Row
Picture Book
All Ages
47 Pages

This story is about a tree who loved a boy and a boy who loved a tree.  The boy used to spend all his time with the tree but he started to grow and his interests changed.  The boy was soon interested in making  money, and so the tree gave him all her apples so he could sell them and make money.  She was happy.  After a long time the boy came back but he was still not interested in the tree, he didnt want money anymore he wanted to build a house so the tree gave him all her branches so he could build a house with them.  She was happy.  After a long time the boy came back, even older then the last two times.  The tree told him that she didnt have anything else to give, but this time he was interested in building a boat so he could sail far away.  So she told him to cut her down and make a boat out of her.  She was happy ... not.  After a long time he came back.  She tpld him she was nothing but a stump and could not give him anything.  All he wanted was a place to sit and rest, so she straighted up and he sat down.  She was happy.

I would recomend this book to anyone.  It can mean so much and many different things to many different people.  It is a good book.

I dont think that there was anything wrong with this book.  Unless someone takes the message as it is ok to take advantige of giving people because they will give you anything to make you happy.

I love this book.  This book has helped me through many hard times and made me see life and situations in different ways.  I LOVE this book.