介绍： The Giving Tree is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. Despite the recognition that the book has received, it has been described as "one of the most divisive books in children’s literature."The controversy concerns whether the relationship between the main characters (a boy...

介绍： The Giving Tree is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. Despite the recognition that the book has received, it has been described as "one of the most divisive books in children’s literature."The controversy concerns whether the relationship between the main characters (a boy and a tree) should be interpreted as positive (i.e., the tree gives the boy selfless love) or as negative (i.e., the boy and the tree have an abusive relationship)