'Winnie the Pooh' by AA Milne (Methuen Children's Books, 1973).

For Eyeore's discussion of the data repository concept, see page 80 of this book. Pooh had eaten the honey he was giving Eyeore for his birthday but ... 'I'm very glad' said Pooh happily, 'that I thought of giving you a Useful Pot to put things in.' 'I'm very glad' said Piglet happily, 'that I thought of giving you Something to put in a Useful Pot.' But Eyeore wasn't listening. He was taking the balloon out, and putting it back again, as happy as could be ...

See also: "The Tao of Pohh and the Te of Piglet", by Benjamin Hoff (Methuen Children's Books, 1982).