The Giving Tree turns fifty To celebrate the anniversary of this classic favorite by Shel Silverstein, this edition features a beautiful metallic green jacket, a commemorative gold sticker, and a CD recording of Silverstein reading The Giving Tree.

Since it was first published fifty years ago, Shel Silverstein's poignant picture book for readers of all ages has offered a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.

Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump , and Runny Babbit.

And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/18/2014
ISBN: 9780060586751
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.90w x 0.47d

Review Citations: Newsweek 01/14/2008 pg. 16
Entertainment Weekly 02/28/2014 pg. 76

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5469 / Giving Tree
Reading Level: 2.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5