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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
Adults need to read children's books more than children. There's a lesson in every boom sure. But books like these are just magic. Magic in the pages that takes you back to when you played under the shade of your favorite tree. I'd love to read this to my daughter every night. This book introduces the concept of unconditional love... And that's a lesson everyone needs to learn.. to be giving like the tree. To be open. To just love. And to know that it's ok.
A good and simple book with a great lesson! My daughter who's 5 made me read it to her every night for like 2 weeks straight.
I didn't read this when I was a kid, but I recently had to read it out loud to a 3rd class I was subbing. WHAT THE BLOODY HELL?? This book was depressing as hell. I don't like it. I almost started crying in the damn classroom. Wtf? Not a fan. I'm sure there is some moral to the book, but I don't care *throws temper tantrum*
All right, this book makes me sad because the tree gives and gives and the kid is such a jerk for so long, and the kid is so sad most of his life. I used to like it more when I was a kid, but now it just depresses me.
This book possesses a lot of symbolism. I think the tree's relationship with the boy can be interpreted in many different ways. To me it seems most similar to the relationships that mothers have with their children. I can see a lot of similarities between the two types of relationships. This book is a classic and should be read by children everywhere for years and years to come.