The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree



Author/Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Poetry
Awards: None
Grades: PK-4

The giving tree is about a tree who loved a little boy. Every day the little boy would play with the tree. As time went by, the little boy would go less and less to see the tree. The tree would ask the boy to continue to play with the tree, but the boy would say he needed other things from the tree, like money, a house, and a boat. Once the tree was a little stump, the boy went back to see the tree. The tree had nothing left to give, but a seat for the boy which was enough.

I would read this book to students who are little older because it is a sad book. I would not want my younger students to feel sad like the tree. The grade I would personally read this book to would be second graders or older. This book would be a good book to teach students about feelings and about caring for one another.  I would also have this book in my classroom library because it is a good read.