USPS Announces ‘The Giving Tree’ Stamp To Mixed Reviews
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The stamp shares the green background of the book’s cover, along with a deep red apple falling into the outstretched hands of a young boy in overalls. Beneath the graphic is Shel Silverstein’s name in a font that looks quite similar to his well-known signature.
The stamp is highly reminiscent of the actual book cover, shown on the official Shel Silverstein Facebook page for Giving Tuesday in 2020.
Social media posts about the stamp display the range of sentiments it has evoked. For instance, some people seem excited about the design.
“The USPS is issuing a new 2022 Forever stamp to honor beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein’s ‘The Giving Tree.’ One of my favorite books to read,” shared Stratford Academy Johnson House School Library.
“Do I dislike The Giving Tree? Yes. Am I still going to order the postage stamp of it? Probably also yes,” Macy Davis tweeted.
Many people are unhappy about what is missing from the stamp: The tree herself.
“A new Forever stamp will honor Shel Silverstein’s ‘The Giving Tree,'” Children’s Bookshelf tweeted. “But where’s the Tree?”
Some found it fitting that the tree, which is reduced to a stump in the story, is missing from the stamp.
Ann Braden agreed, tweeting, “If they were going to honor THE GIVING TREE the image should have been the stump. I would have put that stamp on everything.”
“Although I like some of his other work, ‘The Giving Tree’ always irked me, even when I was a kid. The design is horribly ironic, yet somehow sadly appropriate,” tweeted Haiku Hedgehog, who appropriately closed with a poem.
was put on her stamp.”
The release date for the stamps has yet to be announced.
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