This book is an exercise of trying to explain what Taoism, the Chinese philosophy, is through Winnie the Pooh characters, and lore. I didn't know what Taoism was before reading this book, so I can't say if this is an accurate portrayal of the topic. 

What I can say is that for me, for my own enjoyment, it lacked a little nuance.

I understand that the only thing that this book claims to be doing is explaining a school of thought to you, so of course, it is going to tell what Taoism values are and how superior they are and it is using a childrens character in order to do so. For example, the author claims that one of the things that makes people's life's better is that you don't have to know how things work, you just have to experience them and do what feels best, which is all well and good, if you are, a bear who lives in a forest and not in a big city under capitalism. And again, I know it is about Winnie the Pooh! That's the point, but still. 

I think actually that the word I'm looking for is not nuance but awareness. I wish that the author would have shown more awareness that some of the things he was claiming were the answer to life itself, are not, in fact, achievable to many, instead of being so judgemental of everyone who doesn't follow along. 

Still, though heavy-handed in its execution, I appreciated what the author achieved by making such a complex topic as it is any type of philosophy, in my eyes, a lot more accesible to any kind of reader. I would probably never have picked a book about it otherwise, and  I think that there are a lot of valuable lessons to keep from this book or from Taoism in general.

I would say you should probably just take what you like and what is useful for you and your life and leave the rest of the things that don't work for you.