The Giving Tree, NOT The Taking Boy

all the negative reviews are missing the point. | The Giving Tree

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	• The Giving Tree HarperCollins, 1992 - 64 pages average customer review:based on 606 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

ESSENTIAL...........................

The Giving Tree is the perfect gift for people who don't know how to give of themselves. It is a narrative reflection on the art of living. Parents should read this book to their children. Teachers should share it with their classes. It belongs on every bookshelf. It is a book for every age. Other such books are the educational and heartwarming series of Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 2. Get them all and safe on shipping charges. You will be glad you did. These are books essential to everyone.

The Giving Tree, NOT The Taking Boy

It's funny how adults can't see the forest for the trees... Children take things at face value, and this is a good thing.

The book is entitled "The Giving Tree" and that's exactly what it's about. Unconditional Love. It is something that AMERICANS are trying very hard to destroy. If you'll notice, most of the negative reviews are written by americans... sad really. This book is had a very Christian attitude about it, not fake Christian, true Christian. If someone strikes your cheek, turn and offer the other. That is also unconditional love. If we all learned the lesson of this book, to give as long as you have something to give, then we would all be very happy. Instead many people concentrate on the taking boy. It shows that ultimately the taking boy is unhappy, yet the Giving Tree is ultimately very happy. We've decided to label good values as Clichés. "It is better to give than to receive" may be a cliché, but it is not clichéd. It is MORE important today than ever, because we are so far removed from this sentiment. People call this "co-dependence" but it's not. The giving tree is not giving to get something in return, she is simply giving because she feels good to give. She does get something in return though after all. The good feeling of giving, and she is never sad.

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all the negative reviews are missing the point.

I grew up reading this book, and I remember what my understand of it was as a child. I remember feeling so happy when the boy and the tree are together. When the boy is away from the tree, the child me, felt terrible. The child me says, 'Boy! Why are you leaving the tree? Don't you see that she loves you?' and gets upset. It takes the boy his whole life to realize that what makes you happy is being with the ones you love. The child being read the story understands the boy's mistake, and learns from it now.

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simplicity is beautiful

"The Giving Tree" is an exciting book. I was first introduced to it in college and as i grew on to better things i turned back to it, because there was more about the book I wanted to understand, and also learn from the tree and the boy. Silverstein accompliched a timeless book that reflects well on others.
I wish I was introduced to his books as a child. I can see how it relates to friendships, family, love and Yes, even enviornmentalists. Its a beautiful book that represents BEAUTY.

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Fantastic Book that must be approached Correctly

This is THE book I remember from my child hood. I remember crying and thinking about how terribly the tree was treated by the boy. It made my want to be a better person, and that's because my parents helped me understand that this wasn't a book about the boy, but in fact, the tree. The tree is the main character and the hero of this book. When you are ready to read this to your child, make sure you are ready to address moral issues of right and wrong, taking advantage of others and being taken advantage of. I look forward to sitting down with my children and reading this book to them. It represents a turning point, where simple lessons in right and wrong develop into analysis of the gray areas, and the unfairness that exists in life. I want my children, like I did, to understand that the tree was truly noble, but to a fault. I want them to see how destructive being self absorbed and lacking any empathy for others is to those who care and love for you. Some reviewers here attack the book as promoting the behavior of the boy. I have read and re-read the book and I cannot fathom how they come to that conclusion. That the boy didn't suffer retribution or punishment for his behavior is part of the point. The world is full of gray area morals and love is almost always blind. The tree never received love in return, but was fortunate, in that, in the end it was able to be happy despite all the wrong that had been done to it. Make it clear to your children that the tree is the main character (as the title attempts to do for your), and they'll feel bad for the tree and stand a chance of recognizing when they behave like the boy.

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