the-giving-tree
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WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS has a Place on Our Bookshelves
Ten years after his children’s book The Giving Tree was published, Shel Silverstein’s editor Ursula Nordstrom (Harper & Row) convinced him to write a book of poetry. In 1974, Silverstein released Where the Sidewalk Ends, and dedicated it, “For Ursula.” I am one of the… Continue reading
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Back to Books!
Hello “fall” and ….back to school time! Summer is coming to an end and autumn is around the corner. Most of our kiddos are back to school, preschool, and some sort of routine. When I was teaching (now retired), I… Continue reading
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What The Giving Tree Gives
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein moved me the first time I read it and then it spoke to me every single time thereafter. Shel Silverstein was a brilliant author and poet who understood children. Our young children listened to this… Continue reading
Nina Wheeling 