Giving TreeShel Silverstein's best selling classic THE GIVING TREE has grown! Now available for the first time in an enlarged 7 1 2 x 10 edition that enhances the depth and beauty of this beloved tale. 'Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy.' So begins a story of unforgettable perception, 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