To be poignant a book doesn’t need to be hundreds of pages long. To make an impact, leave an impression, inspire someone a book doesn’t need small print, footnotes, or long words. All a story needs is to have a message, a theme that readers walk away with touched. If you haven’t visited the children’s section of your library or pulled your childhood books of your shelves in a while, I advice you do so. netWORKinProgress’s first book review is about one of these short books that I’ve loved since before I could read. Everyone out there should read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It’s the story of a tree who befriends a boy and loves the boy so deeply, he is willing to give entirely of himself. The story challenges the limits of love and proves that true friendship knows no bounds. Every friend, every person, every volunteer could take a lesson from the giving tree.
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