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I have been very interested in the discussion of The Giving Tree and the
Munch book, because to me they are both about unconditional love, be it
parent or God. As a Christian, I can't help but equate both books with
the unconditional love showed to us by a heavenly father. As a
librarian, they are useful in getting some students to think of others,
and not always just about themselves. Thanks for the interesting topics
in this group. I look forward to other thought provoking discussions.
On Thu, 29 Jun 1995, Wade Houston Weiler wrote:
> I think you and I, Tim, might be the few who share this view of The
> Giving Tree. I think it's a classic, and it IS, as you say, about
> unconditional love. The emotions that are stirred ARE strong, but that is
> precisely the reason I am drawn to it. One can see that the theme of the
> book is not fitting into the "Me - Generation".
>
> Wade H. Weiler "Visualize Whirled Peas..." =:-)
> Irving, TX Internet: wadew@tenet.edu
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Jun 1995, Tim Lance wrote:
>
> > I don't usually reply to the group, but...
> >
> > Am I the only one who sees the story as unconditional love? As a parent
> > it's all I can see and I think I'm a fairly decent person (male)
> > besides. I use the book with 2 others in a set of storytimes dealing
> > with giving (not giving and receiving) - A tree is nice and The gift of the
> > tree. This book is *real*.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > Tim Lance / Librarian
> > Cook Elementary / Austin ISD (Texas)
> > timlance@tenet.edu
> >
>
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