The Giving Treeby Shel Silverstein | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Picture Book" |
| Pages: | 52 |
| Year of Publication: | 1964 |
| Date Read: | 02/02/1998 |
| Notes: | A tale of few words and simple line drawings in which a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes the tree happy, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. COMMENTS — Sheldon Allan Silverstein is best known in children's literature for his poetry; however, he was also a cartoonist, composer, lyricist and folksinger. His poem, The Unicorn Song, was recorded by the Irish Rovers. Other hit songs included A Boy Named Sue and The Cover of the Rollin' Stone for Dr. Hook. He composed the music for the movies, Ned Kelly (1970), Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Such Terrible Things About Me? (1971), and Thieves (1977). He composed music for the film, Postcards from the Edge for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award in Music for the song, I'm Checkin Out. |
| My Rating: | 9 |