“A Book From Your Childhood” 2015 Challenge; THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein

When thinking about books from my childhood, there was only one that stood out from the others.  How could I not pic this one? I used to think that it was just a cute story, but after becoming a “Mommy”, it has a whole new meaning to me.  I read this again, then read it again to my daughter, then again to my son, and once again to my other son.  I can only hope that it is a book that will stick with them like it did me. 

THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein

BOOK DESCRIPTION

'Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.'

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.

 

MY REVIEW

5 out of 5 *Stars*

 

This was an amazing story, and I am SO glad that I chose to read it again.  It warms the heart when it talks about how much fun the boy and the tree had, then it becomes heartbreaking when the tree gives everything it can to make the boy happy, even if it was alone more often than not.  It’s amazing how Silverstein can make a reader connect to a TREE!  It shows perfectly how someone would strip themselves bare in order to make the person they love happy.  My children, young and older, were mesmerized as much as I was.   This is definitely a story that I will come back to over and over again.

 

 

6 books down, 46 to go!

 

Happy Reading, Everyone!