Can you believe that Shel Silverstein’s book The Giving Tree celebrated its 50-year anniversary? This book took its time coming to market, according to Stephan Lee of Entertainment Weekly:
Silverstein initially had trouble finding a publisher for The Giving Tree because it was either too sad, too short, or too adult. Fifty years later, it has sold over 10 million copies…
For more insights and two newly-released family pics of Silverstein, check out:
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2014/10/07/giving-tree-shel-silverstein/
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