Books with title The Giggling Tree

From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This household classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans."Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy."So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.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.

The Giving Tree is about a tree who loves a little boy. In the beginning, the love the two share is enough to make them both happy. As the boy grows older, his needs change and the tree gives him everything in order to help him achieve happiness. When the boy is gone and the tree is left with nothing, she is happy, but not really. Eventually the boy returns and the tree has nothing left to give, but the boy has changed and no longer wants anything from the tree other than the companionship they once shared, and both are happy once again. The cost of unconditional love and letting go can be high. There is a lesson in this book and a powerful message. In the end, the love the tree had for the boy was vindicated by his return- older, wiser, and more appreciative. This is metaphor for the tree/mother or relationship and the sadness felt by the tree is the sadness every mother/relationship feels when her child/or loved one grows apart. It is every mother's/relationship's hope is that her child will return someday, wanting nothing more than to to sit together in silence and to be happy. Anyone who has ever loved someone enough to let them go will understand the painful choice highlighted in The Giving Tree.

1964 TRUE FIRST edition, Harper & Row Publishers, w/ original DUST COVER. Hardcover Book: Very Good condition, near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing with the four line copyright page and NO ISBN number. NOT an ex-library. This ORIGINAL price-clipped dust jacket jacket has the 0964 code on the front flap. The back of this dust jacket also has a full torso photo of Silverstein on the back cover with hair on his head. The book is in wonderful GIFT condition. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. There is NO gift inscription, writing, marks in the book. Minimal wear as expected for age. A small bookseller seal on inside back cover at gutter. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. SUPER RARE. Ideal GIFT for any Silverstein collector.

The Giving Tree is a tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree. The tree always provides the boy with what he wants: branches on which to swing, shade in which to sit and apples to eat. As the boy grows older, he requires more and more of the tree. The tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. In an ultimate act of self-sacrifice, the tree lets the boy cut it down so the boy can build a boat in which he can sail. The boy leaves the tree, now a stump. Many years later, the boy, now an old man, returns, and the tree sadly says: "I'm sorry, boy... but I have nothing left to give you." But the boy replies: "I do not need much now, just a quiet place to sit and rest." The tree then says, "Well, an old tree stump is a good place for sitting and resting. Come, boy, sit down and rest." The boy obliges and the tree is very happy.

Lily and Amanda Smart are lucky girls. They live in a tall house made of purple bricks, and every day they get to walk to school through a park filled with beautiful trees. Their favourite tree is the Giggle Gum, and they look forward to playing in it. But not everyone likes the Giggle Gum because it has overgrown a pathway nearby. Some people complain, and soon the Tree Police put up a sign saying the Giggle Gum Tree is going to be cut down. Afraid they’ll lose their leafy friend, Lily and Amanda come up with a plan to save it. But will it be too late?

Lily and Amanda Smart are lucky girls. They live in a tall house made of purple bricks, and every day they get to walk to school through a park filled with beautiful trees. Their favourite tree is the Giggle Gum, and they look forward to playing in it.But not everyone likes the Giggle Gum because it has overgrown a pathway nearby. Some people complain, and soon the Tree Police put up a sign saying the Giggle Gum Tree is going to be cut down.Afraid they’ll lose their leafy friend, Lily and Amanda come up with a plan to save it. But will it be too late?The Giggle Gum Tree was launched in Warrnambool, Victoria by Paul Jennings, one of Australia's best known authors of children's books.