"Pony Party"

"Pony Party" is tells the story of a group of ponies who are going to a costume party at the the castle by Ponyville. Pinkie Pie is the main character who is trying to decide what she wants to dress as. All of her friends have already chosen costumes such as a hula dancer, a chef, a movie star, a pony from outerspace, and an angel. Pinkie Pie decides to go as a unicorn. When they get to the party, everything is going well until Pinkie Pie rips her outfit and dances into a punch bowl. Her costume is ruined and she is sad. Her friends put pieces of their costumes together to make her a new costume. The alien pony donates her antennae, the movie star gives her sunglasses, the angel offers her wings, and with a boquet of flowers, Pinkie Pie's costume becomes that of a beautiful butterfly.

This story is the typical children's tale of friendship and fun. It is aimed more towards young girls because the characters are pretty female ponies. They have very femanine names such as Wysteria, Cotton Candy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Sparkleworks, Sunny Daze, Kimono, and Minty. They are all shades of pink and purple and have heart tatoos on their legs. The characters of this book are from My Little Pony, an animated cartoon that has advanced to dolls, videos, coloring books, and other such toys for children. These familiar characters make this book a good read for children who watch the cartoon or play with the dolls.

The plot is very simple and common in children's literature. An exciting event is coming up, the main character has trouble deciding what to do, the event starts out great, something bad happens, and the main character overcomes the hardship with the help of friends. I really the last line of the book, "And with friends like these, she could fly anywhere." Pinkie Pie's new costume that her friends put together was that of a butterfly. The last line has a double meaning. The moral of the story is that you can overcome anything with the help of your friends. The other meaning is that you can succeed and fly high in life (like a butterfly) if you do not give up.