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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
One of my all time favorites. I read this to my kids a lot (try not to cry). It is about unconditional love and giving and kindness.
What a load of maudlin, "abuse-me-please", codependent garbage... there is healthy giving, and then there is giving oneself away totally to those who neither need nor appreciate the gift, and this is a glorification of the latter. What was the man thinking?
I memorized this book cover-to-cover for a presentation at my school about a year ago. It makes me tear up, and I think at least four people in the audience had the same experience. This book is lovely. I think everyone should read it.
This book was so sad for a children's book! I felt so bad for that poor tree who just loved the boy so much! But at the same time it was a great little book that I will love to read to my children someday.
sad
fast-paced
It always makes me cry, but the best re-reading ever was when I came across this:
"the tree who set healthy boundaries" - a parody alternate ending by Topher Payne. Please do yourself a favor and look this up, then replace the problematic pages with these. Still a wonderfully meaningful and engaging story, and you can be fulfilled at the end, instead of grieving and ravaged.
"the tree who set healthy boundaries" - a parody alternate ending by Topher Payne. Please do yourself a favor and look this up, then replace the problematic pages with these. Still a wonderfully meaningful and engaging story, and you can be fulfilled at the end, instead of grieving and ravaged.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This is literally a two-minute read and it made me cry, so I guess the takeaway is don’t read it after the loss of a parent.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
read it for work but didnt expect it to be philosophical. allows us to reflect on our own relationship with nature & those around us