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As recommended by Meghan Markle as the one book she can't wait to share with her child - the timeless fable about the gift of love

Once 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, 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.



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A genius ... his is an enduring influence * The Times *
Resonates beyond words * Guardian *
Wry, humorous ... his poems share the same anarchic spirit as Spike Milligan * Independent *
That rare adult who can still think like a child * The New York Times *

The Giving Tree

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/12/2010
      ISBN13: 9781846143830, 978-1846143830
      ISBN10: 1846143837

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      As recommended by Meghan Markle as the one book she can't wait to share with her child - the timeless fable about the gift of love

      Once 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, 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.



      Trade Review
      A genius ... his is an enduring influence * The Times *
      Resonates beyond words * Guardian *
      Wry, humorous ... his poems share the same anarchic spirit as Spike Milligan * Independent *
      That rare adult who can still think like a child * The New York Times *

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