The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Julia Donaldson He's washed down a drain

He's washed down a drain and whooshed out to sea

easier to clean and is more durable

Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds

pictorial fantasia

first words in writing

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Julia Donaldson He's washed down a drainOnce there was a little tree and she loved a little boy. So begins the classic bestseller, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. 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. This is a tender story, touched with sadness,