《愛心樹》是世界繪本的經典作品之一，出版30年來，一直是繪本世界的著名典范，歷久不衰，魅力驚人，銷量超過600萬冊。這是一個由一棵有求必應的蘋果樹和一個貪求不厭的孩子，共同組成的溫馨，又略帶哀傷的動人故事。愛心樹的英文“TheGivingTree”，顧名思義便是犧牲奉獻的意思，但它亦是一本述說友誼的書。樹并未因為男孩的予取予求感到難過，即使后來只剩下殘干的他，是那么凄涼孤寂，但當男孩回到他身邊只求一個安靜的歇腳處時，樹竟是滿欣喜樂將自己奉獻給他，這樣的喜悅比起男孩小時在樹上刻的“M.E. T.”那些甜蜜文字，更令他感到真切舒心。天才的繪本藝術家希爾弗斯坦以簡單俐落的線條和充滿詩意又帶有嘲諷幽默的文字，為各個年齡的讀者創造了一則令人心醒動容的寓言——在施與受之間，也在愛與被愛之間。

'Once there was a tree...and she loved alittleboy.'Sobeginsastory ofunforgettableperception,beautifullywrittenandillustrated by thegifted andversatile ShelSilverstein.Everydaythe boy would come tothe tree toeat herapples, swingfromherbranches, or slide down hertrunk...andthetree was happy.Butasthe boy grew older he began towant morefromthe tree,andthetree gave and gave and gave. This isatenderstory,touchedwithsadness, aglow with consolation.ShelSilversteinhascreatedamoving parable for readers of allagesthatoffersanaffectinginterpretation of the gift ofgivingandasereneacceptance ofanother's capacity to loveinreturn.Ages10