Issue 6 REP Deals The Giving Tree Silverstein Inset - P 2014
CSU Archives/Everett CollectionThis story first appeared in the Feb. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Shel Silverstein never allowed paperback editions of his books, but to mark the 50th anniversary of a particularly prolific year (four of his titles hit stores in 1964), the late author’s iconic story The Giving Tree will become the Silverstein catalog’s first digital release, via HarperCollins on Feb. 18.
PHOTOS: Shel Silverstein’s First Book Turns 50, Unseen Images From the Archive
The e-book edition of Tree, which has sold more than 10 million print copies worldwide, acknowledges the reality of the young wired generation. Says Silverstein archivist and nephew Mitch Myers, “It was important to make this amazing book available to kids who primarily use e-readers and tablets and wouldn’t see it otherwise.”
Related Stories
More from The Hollywood Reporter
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
White Lotus
‘White Lotus’ Stars Model Kim Kardashian’s Skims Valentine’s Day Line — Here’s When It Drops Online
![]()
-
Virginie Viard
The Chanel Suit Goes Short at the House’s Haute Couture Show Attended by Sadie Sink, Apple Martin
![]()
-
Barack Obama
Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n Waffles on Pico Boulevard, Home to the ‘Obama Special,’ Closes After 32 Years
![]()
-
![]()
