A nice short read and a nice introduction to Mindfullness and Zen.
I was disappointed in the "POOH" angle, though.
Pooh and the other characters certinly behaved much like in this book but the thoughts and little poems and things that are attributed to Pooh are NOT like the original Pooh, a bit of a stretch to have him talk and say all the things in this book. I appreciate the intent and if you don't remember much of Pooh, or never read it, the author definitely does his best to have them introduce some Mindfullness and Zen concepts. ( )

Prolific Pooh writer Nancy Parent teams up with her brother and his degrees in psychology and meditation to use Pooh to introduce mindfulness and suggest tactics to get more of it into your life. Each chapter has a snippet introducing a new concept, a passage of Pooh walking around meeting his friends one by one -- the hoariest of Pooh plots, about which I have complained frequently in my Pooh Project -- and then self-help instructions for the reader as to how you can start doing the mindfulness techniques that come so naturally to Pooh.

I requested this as a birthday gift just because Pooh is in it, not any desire to learn about mindfulness. I get the mindfulness thing, but I'm not big on self-help books and their tone, and not even Pooh can save this one.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... ) ( )