The Giving Tree

I used to love reading ANYTHING by Shel Silverstein. My 5th grade teacher introduced me to the author, and I quickly became a huge fan. I have so many favorite poems, quotes, and thoughts from Shel Silverstein's, its hard to just pick one!!

(A popular one...that I also like, "Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.")

After I found my new found love for the author, my mom got me the book The Giving Tree...

Does anyone remember this book? What are your thoughts on it? I loved it and its still one of my favorites. To me its about good ol Christian giving. To give without expecting anything in return, much like a parent to a child. And what I love most is how the boy returned in the end when the tree had nothing else to give, and ended up giving the boy exactly what he needed when he needed it the most.....

If you haven't read it, or its been a while since you have, go read it. There's a lot of controversy about the book, and a lot of different perspectives that can be taken on it, but I'll always look at it exactly the same as I always have.

Its so inspiring. I'd love to get the words "and the tree was happy..." tattooed somewhere. Such a great story.

Go read it. And read it to your kids/neices/nephews/husbands/wives...ect.