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Can I read The Giving Tree on EtoBox?

The Giving Tree by OverDrive Media.;Silverstein, Shel is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Giving Tree about?

As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "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. 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 t

Who reads The Giving Tree?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
OverDrive Media.;Silverstein, Shel
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9780061965104
Category
children's
Subjects
Children'S, Juvenile
Rating
4.37 / 5 (2,142 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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