Title: The Giving Tree Revisited
Review: When I first read "The Giving Tree," I was a preschool teacher. Even then, I became teary-eyed well before the end of the book.At the time, I wasn't sure why the book stirred such emotion in me. I assumed the message was clear. Back then, I thought Silverstein was talking about unbalanced friendship and typical human nature.When I became a Mommy six years ago, I realized that my initial interpretation was way off base.Now, as my own six-year-old daughter reads the book to me, I choke back the tears.In Silverstein's terms, my daughter is still swinging from my branches and climbing my trunk.However, I cry at the thought that soon, she will be resting in MY shade, selling MY apples and, eventually, chopping down all that is left of ME.And, yes, after every visit she makes to my weary old bark to take whatever I have left to give, I am truly happy :)Silverstein, as always, is a genius.
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