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The Giving Tree vs Where the Wild Things Are

Two titles, the same sources, side by side — number by number.

Ahead: The Giving Tree, by 0.1 points

The Giving Tree
8.48.4 / 10
The Giving TreeShel Silverstein
8.4Score8.3
1,080ratings920
#4Rank in Picture books#5
#6Rank in Children’s books#10
1964First published1963
57Pages42
Where the Wild Things Are
8.38.3 / 10
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak

The Giving Tree scores 8.4 to 8.3, and on more ratings — 1,080 against 920. The gap is not an artefact of a small sample. Both are ranked in Picture books (24 titles): The Giving Tree at #4, Where the Wild Things Are at #5.

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