![]() ![]() How to be a friend and not abuse that relationship. How to learn the concept of give and take. She’s given away her apples and branches, been left alone for years at a time…įor young children, it’s a lesson in how not to be selfish. And he asks the tree for more and more until she is left a small and lonely tree stump. ![]() ![]() At first glance, it’s a beautiful story about a little boy who loves his tree so very much… playing, swinging, climbing… But as he grows older, he no longer wants those things because he needs the very basic things in life we all need: food, shelter, warmth, water, etc. The basic gist of the book revolves around friendship/love and abusing/using someone for what they can offer versus just enjoying the time with them. ![]() I never realized it was such a controversial book, nor that the author was sometimes considered not ideal for children, despite writing picture books for them. I first read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein when I was twelve-years old, but then I read it again in college as part of a course called “Reading in the Elementary School.” My opinion didn’t necessarily change between the two reads, but my eyes were opened a little wider. ![]()
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