~Book Review~

Title: The Caring Tree
Author: SheikhHassam Seylan ' Abad
Illustrator: Raihan Munif Bahasuan
Editor: LimPuay Hiang
Publisher: Abad Ceria Enterprise

Book Review:

The story is about a little boy and a loving tree. Everyday, he would come around the tree to play with it. He would climb to the treetop and eat the fruits. He loves the tree and the tree loves to play with him too.
But as he grows up, he no longer wants to play around the tree anymore. He wants toys, so he asked the tree for help. The tree has no money but it offered the boy its fruits to be sold at the market. After that, the boy never came to the tree. The next time the boy visited the tree, it was also the same reason but this time the boy wanted to build a house, so the tree offered him to cut off its branches. Again, he returned to the tree. But alas, he just asked for the tree's trunk to build himself a boat. Finally, when the boy was old and wrinkly. He went back to the tree. The tree said to the man, "I do not have anything to give you. All that is left of me is my dying roots.". Although the man was always asking for more,the tree was more than welcome when the man came back.
In this story, I enjoyed the part when the boy was younger and was always visiting the tree. I'd also learnt that we should always appreciate the things that our parents provide for us and that no matter what happen we should always love our parents for they are always with us.
This story reminds me of my elder siblings who is always asking more from my parents, but my parents never hesitated on giving them. This is because my parents love and care for them.

~Amanda~