I've been reading Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne to my almost 2 year old daughter over the last couple of months. I'm not sure if you could so much call Pooh a novel as a series of short stories (though the stories are connected somewhat). One thing I did not know before reading the book was that it is a series of stories that Milne wrote for his son Christopher Robin. Reading the book knowing this gives a perspective making the book even sweeter than just some cute, whimsical stories being written for just any child. I really liked the book. I can not say for sure that the book is great for children or anything. I mean my daughter liked it but I think right now she just likes it when I read anything to her. But the stories are definitely simple and entertaining. There are some bits of the book that I think might go over the head of children, the subtle arrogance of some of the characters some of the strangeness in the humor. Milne seems to be writing for th