SOURCE: Review of The Giving Tree and Other Shel Silverstein Songs, by Shel Silverstein, sung by Cowboy Steff. Publishers Weekly 239, no. 50 (16 November 1992): 25.

In the following review of the album The Giving Tree and Other Shel Silverstein Songs, the reviewer praises the clever lyrics and bouncy music as appealing to children, and recommends the album for family music collections.

Though a few of the songs [in The Giving Tree and Other Shel Silverstein Songs] may soon become tiresome for adults, these selections from longtime favorite Silverstein will provide young listeners with hours of toe tapping and singing along. There are such familiar tunes as “The Unicorn,” which explains that the animal is no longer with us because it was too busy playing to board the ark. The well-known title poem is beautifully orchestrated, its refrain set in ballad form with fiddle and mandolin strains adding poignance. Clever lyrics and...