It's an old-fashioned in-between time, when children are not only learning to grasp complicated emotions but still imagine with open hearts and limitless minds. As grown-ups, parents or teachers, we ...

The tree gives everything it has to the boy as he grows into a man until all that is left is a stump. Even then, the stump is there when the old man just wants to sit for a while.

I recently visited my mother and she tasked me to go through her books and take some home. On her shelf I found “The Giving Tree,” by Shel Silverstein, a modern fable about a tree who loves a boy and ...

Sit down and rest.' And the boy did. And the tree was happy." Space for two copies of The Giving Tree book was carved into the bench. One copy will be in English, and the other in Spanish.

Many kids across West Michigan have little to no access to books outside of school, with many not owning any books. One local family is hoping to change that with their non-profit, Giving Tree Books.