The Tao of Pooh & The Te of Piglet: The highly popular self-help guide for adults inspired by the classic children’s series

Great book, brand new, excellent condition and speedy delivery. What more could I want?!?!Thank you.

Quite a few years ago, I saw "The Tao of Pooh" sitting on my sister's kitchen table. I opened it up, just to have a look, not knowing anything about Taoism, and really not being a Pooh fan. Just reading a small snippet, I decided I need to read this book. So, I went out and bought it. I was not disappointed. I fell in love with the characters, and could tie each one, to either some of my friends, or to any number of my own characteristics. I learned any easy lesson about the Tao, and was even able to begin seeing how much happier I became, laid back, by being more like Pooh (the ultimate Taoist).Mr. Hoff did a wonderful job making the(se) book(s) easy to read. His interactions with the characters, are adorable, and not overplayed. This isn't a PhD book, with a lot of deep pontification, and heavy cliff notes, like many one might see in any number of book, about the "Tao Te Ching". Nor is it simply a comical Pooh book. It's a happy meet-in-the-middle.I gave my first copy of "The Tao of Pooh" to a friend, and immediately went out to buy this set. Again, I wasn't disappointed. "The Te of Piglet" was every bit as good as "ToP". I don't remember when I gave the set away, but it went to a friend, just like the first. I absolutely had to buy the set again, and read it again. This isn't a one-time read, and I cannot be long without having it in my library. I continue to go back to it, and will continue to do so for as long as I live.

I am relatively new to this Taoist thing but I have several versions of the Tao Te Ching all of which give me a deep inner calmness and focus on life (I could get all intellectual and state my preference of translation but I will leave that to all of the Owls and Rabbits out there) but when times get tough I always go back to the Tao of Pooh as the concept of a bear (Of very little brain)being the ultimate western Taoist is simply superb and the illustrative narration by Mr Hoff is a simple yet charming and enlightening introduction to Taoism.Having worshipped the Tao of Pooh I was however disappointed with the Te of Piglet as it just seemed to be an endless angry rant about how we (Humans)have ruined our planet which was something of a shame - Judgement Te will come, of that I have no doubt but "We are where we are" so why so serious Mr Hoff?"Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes you are ready" (Tao Te Ching - Mitchell)

I've recommended this book to lots of people, who agree it's a very calming read, which expresses the go with the flow philosophy of Taoisim through coversations between Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

If like me you're interested in improving yourself and keen to learn about different/better approaches to life than the typical stressed approach to Western lifestyles then you've probably started reading books on Buddhism and Taoism. Having look at some books on Tao they can be really hard to read and get to grips with. This isn't one of them - by combining a classic childrens story with Tao so you understand concepts through the characters (mingled with traditional Tao stories) this is really easy to read and very worthwhile.The second book The Te of Piglet I found nearly as good as the first (Tao of Pooh) although it did go off on a rant about the state of the USA a few times which I felt wasn't needed.All in all a great read to introduce readers to a great subject. I do wonder if it will ruin my enjoyment of reading normal Pooh books to my sons though - who am I kidding of course it won't!!

Great book all in all, but really The Tao of Pooh is all you need in my opinion. There is a Kindle version just with The Tao of Pooh for a fraction for the price. It is short, concise, well written and gives a great introduction to Taoism. It is also highly original and I am certain there can't be anything else out there similar.The accompanying book, Te of Piglet, is good in parts and points out some interesting Taoism facts, but the author, Mr Hoff, does go a little political at times, even if I agree with what he is saying, he is slightly going a bit off course. Would I read it again? The Tao of Pooh for sure, but not Te of Piglet.

There are two main Chinese schools of thought/philosophy: Confucianism and Taoism. The former is more popular and I knew little about the latter, which is why I decided to read more about Taosim. This book consolidates 2 books written by Hoff into 1. The writing is absolutely seamless and flows so fluidly, as Hoff elegantly juggles between scenes from Winnie the Pooh and related insights inspired by Taoist principles. I really wished I had read this in my teen years. A fan of Winnie would love this book. However the 2nd part of this book is written in a different spirit than the first; more aggressive with occasional spurs of extremeness, as Hoff unleashes his extreme sinophile trait and goes on a rant to thrash Western civilization and almost everything it stands for, and not very convincingly so. The change of tone was surprising and made the reading a little uneasy; I guess the second part of the book was written years later and Hoff was definitely in a different mood. But all in all, a great book, especially the first part (Tao of Pooh) and I think this should be made mandatory reading for all teenagers.

A fascinating, easily accessible, beautifully written introduction to Taoism that manages to be both smart, sweet and entertaining all at once.It's worth noting that The Tao Of Pooh stands head and shoulders above The Te of Piglet in terms of both readability, relevance and the introduction of key concepts.Pooh's book is about an introduction to a wonderful philosophical school of thought, it is brief but endless in depth.Piglet's book is a social commentary, judgemental, muddled and over-saturated with analogies and metaphors.I highly recommend these books to the reader but I would have preferred to have the Dao of Pooh on it's own, and with it's original cover.