lol

Nothing but a STUMP! That the moocher boy then sat on...and RESTED!... LOL omg.

Yeah, as I recall, the boy asked for more & more, and the tree kept sacrificing itself until it was completely gone.

Yes, and the peom I read to my kids when they were little to discourage the picking of noses, was was about a sharp toothed snail that lived in your nose, and would bite your finger if you stuck it in there! It worked, and their preschool teacher asked for a copy. She validated the effectiveness of it in her classroom, lol!

The giving tree made me angry. I thought the kid was a greedy, ungrateful brat. I wanted the tree to fall on him.

I have one within arms reach. (Not that that helps you.) I just flipped through it for you...the last page says "and the tree was happy"...what a bunch of crap! lol

maybe you're right about the premise of the giving tree. I just can't make myself download it. next time I see a copy in GW, I'll flip through it

Good point. :) You're smarter than me. I just picked it up and read it and said, Ssoooooo.... the moral of the story is try saying no?" I believe he wrote a dirty book (didn't know it, but I believe it).

I meant to say why would I read something called the giving tree? AND he did write that other book. I think I did like Where the Sidewalk Ends.

lol The Giving Tree isn't naughty....just a bit annoying. He also wrote a bunch of unnaughty poems too, I think., Where the Sidewalk Ends.... maybe.

it's called the giving tree and he wrote a naughty book

You just did a (and I quote) "AAAGGGGHHHHH" and you've never read it?? lol

never read it. my parents have a Silverstein book that is full of naked people. as a kid I was drawn to it because it was cartoony. it was full of naughty poems

Am I the only one who loves The Giving Tree? The message I've always gotten from it was, "Don't give to moochers, they will suck you dry. What's yours is yours. Say NO!" Whether that was Silversteins intent or not...that's what I hear when I read it. The end, with the dude sitting on the stump.... The tree should've said, "Piss off!"

If you go to GoodReads, I am always amazed at what makes the top 10. Like The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein AAAGGGGHHHHH
AS is 91

That number means sales are still very good after many years of stable sales. While some might worry that Obama and his minions will always rule with executive orders, Atlas sales mean that slowly people are learning. When a book sees those kinds of sustained sales over a long period of time, the social impact is forthcoming. To maintain a large number like that it means that lots of people outside our group here, and a few objectivist groups are still buying.

It was just something I noticed today when I was going through rankings for other titles. I can see without context how it might not be seen as impressive, but it is.