“Reading your ending to 'The Giving Tree' healed a little piece of me tonight!” commented one Instagram user. "Thank you for this − I always loathed the message in this book," another wrote.

But in Payne’s reimagined “The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries,” the Giving Tree stops at the apples. Instead, the tree shares how she feels about their friendship changing and explains why ...

Festival-goers flock to the Giving Tree after gates open during the first day of Electric Forest music festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Mich. on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

After 34 years at the helm of Family Giving Tree, founder and CEO Jennifer Cullenbine is set to retire at the end of the year. Cullenbine, affectionately known as the “Queen Elf,” founded the ...

Consider an iconic children’s literature classic: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. In the story, the tree selflessly offers its apples, branches and eventually its entire trunk to the boy.

so the giving tree program collects gifts for people of all ages. this year, 65% of those on their registry are ages 11 to 17. so they’re really in need of gifts for those age groups this year.

Giving Tree and Gift of Giving 2024 The holiday season is upon us, and far too many families will be wondering how they will be able to buy gifts for their children. You can help.

What if the Giving Tree said "no" to the boy? Thousands of adults online are resonating with alternate endings to classic children’s books that may not have aged well in light of modern-day gentle ...

What if the Giving Tree said "no" to the boy? Thousands of adults online are resonating with alternate endings to classic children’s books that may not have aged well in light of modern-day gentle ...