I loved the art. Chuckled out loud at the salty little bird.

Charming and old fashioned and bizarrely existential.

Cute book. Lots of good vocabulary.

The simmering pot that is Henrietta boils over in the final book in a blur of ancient magics, modern mercenaries, kissing, education, and plenty of tears (mostly from the reader). Stiefvater skillfully draws in new characters to make this book just as tumultuous, perilous, and beautiful as the others. I loved learning more about Noah, and knowing that the friendships on the page would last long after the story has officially ended.

The best part about this book is the history; the worst part is the story. I loved learning about how sushi got its start, and I read most of it in various sushi bars so I was inspired to try new things, like toro, and experiment with tradition, like eating miso soup last. Where this book failed for me was in following the bratty and immature Kate as she attempts to be a sushi chef and succeeds only in getting on my nerves. The aggravating students dragged down the interesting educational parts of the book, and the constant harping on how "Americans won't eat this so you have to make it a stupid way" got old really fast. I wish Corson had written a straight story of sushi instead of trying to impress the reader with his tepid psychological insights and hipster disregard for American appetites.

A fun, quick read where Hoff cleverly and simply explains the principles of Taoism using the beloved character of Winnie the Pooh. Pooh is a character that Hoff "talks" to throughout the book as he uses quotes from the books to illustrate his points. A great introduction to the philosophy.

A longer and more in depth discussion of the Tao than the previous book, this volume was written ten years later and focuses on Piglet as the personification (Pigletification?) of the Taoist idea of small being mighty. What is truly heartbreaking and wonderful about this book is that despite its 1992 publication date, the issues it covers (environmentalism, military spending, horrible conservative presidents) are as painfully relevant today as they were twenty five years ago -- if not more so, because we haven't made anything better. Would recommend to anyone looking for an interesting study of the Tao, either in a scholarly way or a life path kind of way.