The Tao of Pooh
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoffby Benjamin Hoff and Ernest H. Shepard and A. A. Milne
Shares rank 13 of 30 philosophy books by recommenders
People recommend it as a charming, gentle introduction to Taoism that uses Winnie-the-Pooh to make its ideas simple and accessible.
People recommend it as a charming, gentle introduction to Taoism that uses Winnie-the-Pooh to make its ideas simple and accessible.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Charming introduction to Taoism
“a charming introduction to Taoism”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “Surrender as a non-stupid life strategy” Simple ideas with surprising depth
“found myself doubled-over gobsmacked with the simple complexity it was exposing to me”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin” Praised as a great self-help book
“I think "Tao of Puh" is a great self-help book”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Moltbook” Fondly remembered as a gem
“Thank you for reminding me of that gem.”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Should a medical diagnosis reshape the past? (2025)”
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The four most recommended other philosophy books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tao Te Chingby 老子 and Yang Peng and Jordi Fibla and James Legge | 32 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenanceby Robert M. Pirsig | 24 | 3 | 89% | 9 | 44 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius | 17 | 4 | 81% | 8 | — | Approved |
| I Am a Strange Loopby Douglas R. Hofstadter | 16 | 1 | 94% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Tao of Poohby Benjamin Hoff and Ernest H. Shepard and A. A. MilneThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Thank you for reminding me of that gem.”
“a charming introduction to Taoism”
“I think "Tao of Puh" is a great self-help book”
“found myself doubled-over gobsmacked with the simple complexity it was exposing to me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.