I believe this book is important because it teaches respect and to be grateful for what you have and to always give back. Shel Silverstein is a great author and his book on the giving tree is a wonderful book it tells how this young man survives and accomplishes and becomes successful because of this tree.
The main characters and only characters in this book are the tree and the boy The boy is greedy and wants everything he possibly can get and the tree makes him realize that he