Children's Book The Giving Tree 1st Edition Six Lines Copyright 1964 Hardcover

The Giving Tree Book by Shel Silverstein Juvenile Fiction 1st Edition copy collectible Copyright 1964 by Evil Eye Music , Inc. Printed in Mexico 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 eponymous 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). The book follows the lives of an apple tree and a boy, who develop a relationship with each other. The tree is very "giving" and the boy ages into a "taking" teenager, a young man, a middle-aged man, and finally an elderly man. Despite the fact that the boy ages in the story, the tree addresses the boy as "Boy" throughout his entire life. Missing jacket Hard cover excellent almost new condition Book-