The Giving Tree is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, it has become one of Silverstein's best-known titles, and has been translated into numerous languages.
The cover, depicting The Giving Tree offering an apple to the Boy
The Giving Tree Garden
Photograph of Silverstein that is used on the back cover of the book.
Photograph of Silverstein that is used on the back cover of Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book.
Silverstein c. 1964 as featured on the back cover of The Giving Tree
Silverstein's Playboy travelogues, collected in 2007
"Now here's my plan...", Silverstein's best known cartoon of the 1950s, became the title of his 1960 cartoon collection
Ballantine Books published Silverstein's 1956 collection of cartoons from Pacific Stars and Stripes, foreword by Bill Mauldin
