Silverstein, Shel. (1964). The giving tree. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers
This book is one of my favorites!!
The illustrations follow the story line perfectly and he used both warm and cool colors in a cartoon style.
Shel incorporates rhyme scheme and personification in the story. He gives the tree human like characteristics because the boy talks to him and is his friend. The tree shows emotions throughout the book, it's happy when the boy/man comes around and sad and "slumpy" when he is away.
A teacher could use this in the classroom by asking the students to predict what they think is going to happen, the students could also write a journal entry about what gift they would give and to whom.
Big Questions:
Can plants such as trees have emotions and feel like people?
What gift would you give to someone to make them happy?
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