The Giving Tree
Ranked #1 in Easy, Ranked #2 in 1st Grade — see more rankings.
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 for readers of all ages that... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Neal Layton It’s a book full of questions, about a boy and a tree, but whether there are any answers there or not is another thing. (Source)
Todd Gordon I got to spend lunch with this wonderful group of 5 yr olds reading The Giving Tree by Shell Silverstein. Great book and good lesson about the value of friendship! (note, I have permission to post this). https://t.co/HahANdNYpq (Source)
Kaci Lambe Kai I cry every time I read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. That story breaks my heart. I recently read it to my nephew (then five at the time) and I cried the whole time. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Giving Tree is ranked in the following categories:
- #2 in 2nd Grade
- #5 in 3-Year-Old
- #17 in 3rd Grade
- #13 in 4-Year-Old
- #2 in 5-Year-Old
- #2 in 6-Year-Old
- #2 in 7-Year-Old
- #4 in 8-Year-Old
- #56 in Award-Winning
- #21 in Baby
- #71 in Beautiful
- #58 in Behavior
- #33 in Boy
- #4 in Childhood
- #18 in Children's Classics
- #4 in Children’s
- #18 in Choices
- #11 in Compassion
- #5 in Controversial
- #2 in Elementary
- #14 in Emotions
- #15 in Empathy
- #51 in Environment
- #36 in Environmentalism
- #45 in Feel-Good
- #10 in Feelings
- #15 in First Day Of School
- #20 in Friendship
- #55 in Gift
- #15 in Girl
- #15 in Grace
- #3 in Growing Up
- #4 in Illustrated
- #7 in Illustration
- #43 in Insightful
- #86 in Inspiration
- #43 in Inspiring
- #20 in Kinder
- #12 in Life Lessons
- #38 in Light
- #57 in Love
- #3 in Making Friends
- #47 in Modern Fantasy
- #72 in Mom
- #36 in Morality
- #3 in Morals
- #57 in Nature
- #9 in Nostalgia
- #85 in Old
- #42 in Perspective
- #2 in Picture
- #14 in Plant
- #16 in Poetry
- #11 in Pre-K
- #22 in Preschool
- #26 in Problem Solving
- #50 in Read Aloud
- #30 in Sad
- #30 in Sadness
- #35 in Social Studies
- #77 in Thought-Provoking
- #86 in Top Ten
- #4 in Victoria
- #2 in Virtue
- #74 in Wisdom
- #14 in Young Reader
- #13 in Youth
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