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karenstory 's review for:
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
I was given this book as a gift when I was pregnant with my oldest son. So it has been a part of me for quite a long time.
The story shows a giving tree always available to give to the child until it is nothing more than a stump.
There have been many interpretations to the story - many seeing the tree as a mother figure showing her unending devotion to her child.
Considering that this was a gift to me while I was pregnant that seems wonderful, but then again, was I being warned that this child would be taking from me for the rest of my life?! I think all mothers know the answer to that question!
We also know that caregiving isn't exclusively a gendered attribute, so it could easily represent parental or caregiver devotion.
What about the needs of the tree?
The tree gives us the perfect example of unconditional love.
Does that mean that there is an unhealthy relationship between this child and the tree?
Maybe, in reading this book to or with a child, we can take the opportunity to play teacher to the kids we read it to or with - like...let us learn to say thank you for all this wonderful giving.
A teachable moment, yes? 4.5 stars.
The story shows a giving tree always available to give to the child until it is nothing more than a stump.
There have been many interpretations to the story - many seeing the tree as a mother figure showing her unending devotion to her child.
Considering that this was a gift to me while I was pregnant that seems wonderful, but then again, was I being warned that this child would be taking from me for the rest of my life?! I think all mothers know the answer to that question!
We also know that caregiving isn't exclusively a gendered attribute, so it could easily represent parental or caregiver devotion.
What about the needs of the tree?
The tree gives us the perfect example of unconditional love.
Does that mean that there is an unhealthy relationship between this child and the tree?
Maybe, in reading this book to or with a child, we can take the opportunity to play teacher to the kids we read it to or with - like...let us learn to say thank you for all this wonderful giving.
A teachable moment, yes? 4.5 stars.