Book · 2022 · Juvenile Fiction
Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh)
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Winnie the Pooh is a book I loved as a child and then I loved again when I was 24 years old having a breakdown at my parents house... I think it's the ultimate self-help book that's ever been written.
Matt Haig · How I Write · Aug 2026 What they say about it
- Read as child and adult“read it as a child”2
- Received or found in package“contained a book, and it was Winnie the Pooh”2
The best things said about it
I'd also say, you know, lots of children's books, but I'll go with um Winnie the Pooh or The House at Pooh Corner because I think you read it as a child and you're just enjoying the adventures and then you read it as an adult and you see the all these hidden depths.
Matt Haig The Book Review · May 2026 With the Pooh which is one of my all-time favorite books.
She gave me a book, Winnie the Pooh, because we went to see the movie.
Jack Barsky Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 2022 In one case, one of the packages contained a book, and it was Winnie the Pooh.
Her favorite book was Winnie the Pooh and she could read that to children. Me, too. So, yeah. Yeah, it's a great book.
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Why people recommend it
Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh) by A. A. Milne is a classic children's book featuring the beloved adventures of a honey-loving bear and his animal friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Matt Haig appeared on How I Write and The Book Review to recommend the book, stating that he loved it as a child and later found it to be a profound source of comfort and the ultimate self-help book during a breakdown at age twenty-four, noting that adult readers can appreciate its hidden depths. Dr. John Delony mentioned on The Dr. John Delony Show that his producer Kelly found a Winnie the Pooh book at a used bookstore, prompting him to read an excerpt about Eeyore. On Stuff You Should Know, the hosts discussed the collection's first publication and how it introduced characters with distinct personalities, including the opening story about Pooh and the bees. Gabor Maté brought up the book on The Mel Robbins Podcast to highlight the importance of play and childhood development, while Werner Herzog shared on People I (Mostly) Admire a childhood memory of receiving the book in a care package.
Every mention
Matt Haig Winnie the Pooh is a book I loved as a child and then I loved again when I was 24 years old having a breakd… 3
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“Winnie the Pooh is a book I loved as a child and then I loved again when I was 24 years old having a breakdown at my parents house... I think it's the ultimate self-help book that's ever been written.”
Discussed
“Well, I love now looking back that it was just children's books, because I don't think I could have been reading I mean, it wasn't just children's books, there were some classics on there as well. But, it was basically books like proper childhood books like Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner and teenage books like The”
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“I'd also say, you know, lots of children's books, but I'll go with um Winnie the Pooh or The House at Pooh Corner because I think you read it as a child and you're just enjoying the adventures and then you read it as an adult and you see the all these hidden depths.”
Dr John Delony she picked up a lot of Winnie the Pooh books and um her favorite was a pooh on the move is that what you ca… 1
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“she picked up a lot of Winnie the Pooh books and um her favorite was a pooh on the move is that what you called it which sounds like a a laxative commercial no want to get that poo on the Move that's awesome anyway poo goes visiting”
Werner Herzog in one case one of the packages contained a book and it was Winnie the Pooh whoever packed it in there 2
Discussed
“in one case one of the packages contained a book and it was Winnie the Pooh whoever packed it in there”
Discussed
“In one case, one of the packages contained a book, and it was Winnie the Pooh.”
Gabor Mate with the Pooh which is one of my all-time favorite books. 1
Discussed
“with the Pooh which is one of my all-time favorite books.”
Jack Barsky And she gave me a book, "Winnie the Pooh," because we went to see the movie. And then she wrote the dedicat… 1
Discussed
“And she gave me a book, "Winnie the Pooh," because we went to see the movie. And then she wrote the dedication, she says, "To the nicest German I've ever met."”
Robert Evans Her favorite book was Winnie the Pooh and she could read that to children. Me, too. So, yeah. Yeah, it's a… 1
Discussed
“Her favorite book was Winnie the Pooh and she could read that to children. Me, too. So, yeah. Yeah, it's a great book.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
Discussed
“And that published as a unit the next year, and almost all of the characters were in this first group, and they all had their distinct personalities”
Discussed
“And that's how the whole thing starts, that Winnie the Pooh is sitting under a sign that says Mr. Sanders, and that's the only mention that's ever made of it as far as I can tell”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“It feels that Winnie the Pooh meme. Which one's the Winnie the Pooh meme? You know, where he's like with the monocle in the bottom and he's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, I have a paper round.”
Passing
“They could have walked off into the sunset, and after that we don't really know. We're missing a few chapters. AAA Milne let us down.”
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“keep the books remember we were in school was like Winnie the Pooh or maybe like Lion The Witch in the wardrobe”
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“And she gave me a book, 'Winnie the Pooh,' because we went to see the movie. And then she wrote the dedication, she says, 'To the nicest German I've ever met.'”
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“Winnie the Pooh”
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“well Winnie the Pooh of course is in there”
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“they're the publisher of Winnie the Pooh and she narrowed it down from you know 50 or 60 titles a year to 10 titles a year”