Marvin One Too Many vs The Giving Tree: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boys, Fiction
Marvin One Too Many
“Marvin Gates was scared.”
When Marvin refuses to go back to his new school because he is the only one in his class who cannot read, his father decides to help him learn by reading with him.
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The Giving Tree
“Once there was a tree ... and she loved a little boy.”
From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This classic is…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Giving Tree highest: The Giving Tree 4.4 · Marvin One Too Many 3.5.
- The Giving Tree has the widest readership — 1261818 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Marvin One Too Many | The Giving Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (52) | 4.4 (1261818) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (831) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (16) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1159) |
Reception
| Marvin One Too Many | The Giving Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 52 | 1261818 |
| Editions | 9 | 20 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 45 | 505596 |
| Reading it now | — | 7406 |
| Written reviews | 22 | 24849 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 14788 |
| Pages | 48 | 57 |