The Giving Tree is a children’s book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It tells the story of a tree that gives of itself to a boy, year after year. Here is a brief summary of the events in the book:The boy visits the tree and cuts down a branch to use as for building a house.The tree tells the boy that it is happy to give him the branch because it loves him. The boy uses the branch to build his house.The boy comes back to the tree and cuts down another branch to use as a leg for his bed.The tree tells the boy that it is happy to give him the branch because it loves him. The boy uses the branch to build his bed.The boy comes back to the tree and cuts down another branch to use as a boat.The tree tells the boy that it is happy to give him the branch because it loves him. The boy uses the branch to build his boat.As the years pass, the tree becomes smaller and smaller, but it continues to give of itself to the boy. Eventually, the tree is reduced to a mere stump, and the boy comes back to the tree one last time. The tree tells the boy that it is happy to have so much, and the boy, now an old man, thanks the tree for all that it has given him. The tree then dies, having given its entire self to the boy.