The Giving Tree

By Christopher Zoukis Image courtesy everydaylanguage.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu-

His name was Shel Silverstein and, like Sonny Liston, he was discovered dead in his home. When his housekeepers left one Friday, he was fine. Returning the following Monday, they found Shel lying on the floor. Somewhere in that three-day window he died.

He also wrote a children’s book called The Giving Tree. The book came out in 1964. When I first read the story, it brought tears to my eyes. My throat puffed up like a...