The Giving TreeWe love the giving tree! This hardcover edition is written and illustrated by the beloved Shel Silverstein. Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy So begins a story of unforgettable perception. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.