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The Giving Tree 1964 Literature
Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree The Giving Tree
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The Giving Tree is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, it has become one of Silverstein’s best-known titles, and has been translated into numerous languages. This book has been described as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature"; the controversy stems from whether the relationship between the main characters (a boy and the titular tree) should be interpreted as positive (i.e., the tree gives the boy selfless love) or negative (i.e., the boy and the tree have an abusive relationship). Silverstein had difficulty finding a publisher for The Giving Tree. An editor at Simon & Schuster rejected the book's manuscript because he felt that it was "too sad" for children and "too simple" for adults. Tomi Ungerer encouraged Silverstein to approach Ursula Nordstrom, who was a publisher with Harper & Row. The 2010 short film, "I'm Here", written and directed by Spike Jonze, is based on The Giving Tree; the main character Sheldon is named after Shel Silverstein. In 2019, DreamWorks Animation announced the movie version based on Shel Silverstein's book of the same name.
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