The Giving Tree - A Book Review

Title: The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is a book written by Shel Silverstein about a boy and a tree who are best friends. The story takes place in a forest. The small boy used to play with the tree a lot. He played “king of the forest”. The boy used to swing from the tree’s branches and also used to eat its apples. One day when the boy was older he came to the tree asking for money. “You can take my apples and sell them in the market”, said the tree. As the boy grew older, the tree kept giving him parts of its body to make the boy feel happy. When the boy grew very old he had no need for any money or goods. He came back to the tree to rest. The tree was happy to have him back.

Varun Ramakrishnan
Grade 3 A