What can you say about Shel Silverstein? His children's books are timeless. I remember reading them when I was younger and I see them today in every elementary classroom. I think that his stories are the equivalent to comfort food for me. Every time I see Light in the Attic or Where the Sidewalk Ends I immediately start flipping through for my favorite stories. The Peanut Butter one where the guy eats so many peanut butter sandwiches is my favorite. What Silverstein does with the Giving Tree is intertwine life between a boy and a tree. Almost in a way the tree represents god, if your religious or parents if your not. The tree constantly gives guidance and help to the boy asking nothing in return. A great story which every kid should have read to them by an adult , parent or loved one.
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