Ernest H Shepard

Author/narrator Hoff calls Winnie the Pooh a "Western Taoist'' and uses the unassuming bear to introduce Eastern philosophical principles. Pooh epitomizes the "uncarved block, '' as he is well in tune with his natural inner self.

Pooh and friends are filled with fear when they hear the strange sounds of the heffalump. But, when they finally encounter the creature, they learn that things are not always how they first appear.

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.