"Once there was a tree... and she loved a little boy."
So begins one of the most beloved picture books of all time. Every day the boy comes to the tree — to eat her apples, swing from her branches, slide down her trunk — and the tree is happy. But as the boy grows older, he wants more, and the tree gives and gives and gives. Shel Silverstein's moving parable is tender, touched with sadness, and aglow with consolation. A meaningful gift for any milestone: graduations, birthdays, baby showers, or simply because.
