Sticking up for Pooh

HOW disappointing that fellow children’s author Philip Pullman feels the need to criticise A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories (Mail).

There is room in literature, be it aimed at children or adults, for nostalgia as well as stark, realitybased stories.

There is a deeper philosophical meaning in Milne’s observations if the reader is open- minded and receptive. Winnie-the-Pooh teaches us to ask questions and not accept things at face value.

There is much wisdom in these beloved children’s stories, even if they are light-hearted. EFROSYNI HOBBS, London SE9. SO SAD that Philip Pullman feels the need to pooh-pooh Pooh (Mail). VINCENT HEFTER, Richmond, Surrey.