A tree loves a little boy. When he is young, she lets him gather her leaves, climb her trunk and eat her apples, and she is happy. As he grows, he wants money, a house and a boat, and each time the tree offers what she has: her apples to sell, her branches to build with, her trunk to carve into a boat. In the end the boy returns as an old man, and the tree, now a stump, has one more thing to offer him.
This short picture book by Shel Silverstein is for children and for adults who read to them. It prompts discussion about giving, taking and what we owe to those who love us.
Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Litexsa Venezolana
- ISBN
- 9789806053441
- Language
- ES
