The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Baby toy oak and pine

oak and pine

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And who will believe him when he really does get captured in a net

With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott-Honor recipient Steve Jenkins

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Baby toy oak and pineOnce there was a little tree and she loved a little boy. So begins the classic bestseller, 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,