My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party! by G.M. Berrow

My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party! Reviews

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  Lydia

  Well that was a fucking delight from beginning to end tbh.
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  Catherine DiCristofaro

  Really cute and perfectly Pinkie Pie
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  Kay Cook

  Unnecessarily funny but honestly the best part was discovering that Pinky Pie's full name is Pinkemena Diane Pie.
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  Mystic DreamClouds

  Pinkie Pie is known for parties, being cheerful and energetic. But what happens when she tries to become somepony she isn’t?
  
  Well, that’s what this book is about. The day starts off on the wrong hoof. First there wasn’t a scheduled party and Pinkie Pie had to make some last minute party decisions and then her family didn’t like her party idea for saving their Rock Farm. And to make matters worse, they don’t seem to like Pinkie’s cheerful and party-tastic ideas.
  
  This was such a cute, light-hearted and delightful read. It revolves around such a strong message of being who you are and accepting others as they are. The story is simple, easy to read and is told in a narrative perspective revolving around Pinkie Pie.
  
  If you know Pinkie Pie from the shows, then that’s exactly how she is in the book. Pinkie Pie just wants to make everyone around her happy including her family and is always optimistic. Pinkie Pie is also full of many secrets and let’s not forget Gummy, who is adorable yet expressionless.
  
  I enjoyed how this book stayed true to the character’s personalities as based in the show. There were many characters mentioned that I recalled from the show such as the Cutie Mark Crusaders which was a nice added touch. The story is similar to the previous one; brief and short as well as doesn’t expand on the lessons learned or situations. However, I liked how we got to understand a little bit more of Pinkie Pie, since in the show she’s not taken as seriously. It was interesting to read about her feelings, her decisions and her family.
  
  I look forward to reading the next installment in this series, to see what magically friendship lesson we’ll learn next!
  
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  Retl

  A cute, light-hearted short story about a girl who holds back on expressing her talents when her family expresses displeasure with it, despite her building her whole independent life around her talent. Worth reading.
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  Luana

  A Pinkie le encanta las fiestas . Me encanto la familia porque no se padecen en nada😇
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  Melanie Moore

  Well, that was a delightful story!! My 6 year old loved reading about Pinkie & I loved reading in my Pinkie voice 😂😂
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  Manya Bansal

  Not the best children's book I've ever read but still quite good and obviously funny.
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  Faith

  I praised the previous book, Twilight Sparkle and The Crystal Heart Spell, for being true and authentic to the show in terms of dynamic, character, structure, and cuteness, yet while also having a totally original story - and this follow-up delivered exactly that! It was also a very fast-paced, gentle, easy one-sitting read.
  
  I presume all these books are stories that aren't actual episodes of the show, which in my opinion is very cool and interesting. Not only does this story include the Mane Six and some recurring characters such as the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Cheerilee, but also includes Pinkie Pie's family! It also makes references to previous episodes of the show and I loved the parody artists such as Hay-Z and ColdHay.
  
  The character voices in this book feel very real and the descriptions painted a vivid image in my head, I really felt as though I was watching an episode of Friendship is Magic - a totally new and original one.
  
  Pinkie Pie doing what she does in this book [no spoilers] feels so authentically Pinkie Pie of her. She just wants to please her family and friends and make them happy, and I can totally see her doing this in Friendship is Magic. Her friends also being there and helping her every step of the way is just what you'd expect and need from a Friendship is Magic book.
  
  What else is there to say? I really loved this book and reccomend it for all My Little Pony fans of all ages. It feels like an episode of the show, but it's a brand new story.
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  Chris Wing

  Another MLP book read with my littlest.
  I was intending to give this 2 stars (my daughter wanted to give it a 5), for the same reason of the last book, that one being brief and not overly gripping and lacking any real degree of depth, but whilst this one was briefer, it had a plot befitting the character traits of the titular character (Pinkie-Pie), who no-one ever really needs to take seriously (as she is much a comic relief character).
  She is given a bit of a background, which is something (I have no idea if her family appears in the cartoon, so they are new to me here), and it does have more of a plot that the first one (but only just!).
  
  But what helped this reach a 3 was my enjoyment of reading it to Ffion. I haven't quite got the gumption yet (maybe for the next book!), to emulate the character's voices (as per the recent movie, of course!), but I did enjoy reading Pinkie-Pie's sentences in the over-the-top enthusiasm that the character embodies.
  So, that was good... !
  
  I need to start finding some further personal enjoyment out of these books (besides the appreciation my 6 year old gets out of us reading them together), because I have a feeling I'll be getting through a lot of these this year... !
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  Chad

  My daughter picked this at the library, the first chapter book we've read together. Neither of us have much exposure to My Little Pony, but she loved it. The story itself is pretty dull, but with the standard message about being true to yourself. And there's a surprising amount of backstory to this series I think? Lots of weird throwaway references that were hard to understand without knowing more about the world.
  
  Anyway, we had a great time reading it together.
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  Dr. Mechano

  Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party does a little bit to expand characters of the Pie family, and tells a nice solo story for Pinkie Pie.
  
  Interestingly, this book is directly referenced in the show proper. In "The Mane Attraction," Twilight offhandedly mentions Pinkie Pie earning money from the Ponypalooza rock concert, which takes place in this book. Neat!
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  Tiffiny

  I honestly enjoyed reading this to my 7 yo daughter! I love that it's not dumbed down for kids, is well written, and they use big words and more complex sentences. Plus it has a great message about friendship and being yourself. Looking forward to reading the other books in the series!
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  Mallory Kellogg

  Pinkie Pie Least favorite pony. Somehow favorite pony book.
   
  Isn't that the way it works? Hahaha
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  PottWab Regional Library

  SM
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  Kiri

  Friendship is laughter.
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  Dawn

  Great story about the importance of being yourself, even if it's your family who wants you to be someone else.
  Rock on Pinkie!
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  Madelyn Berndt

  I enjoyed this. Definitely for MLP fans. Hard for young readers but easy for teens.
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  Aaron Wong

  Berrow, G. M. (2015). Pinkie Pie and the rockin’ Ponypalooza party! Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Pelican Enterprises.
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  ☆ Emaline

  I never liked pinkie pie
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  Kimberle

  My Childhood
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  Melissa

  I have to be honest Pinkie Pie is not one of my favorite characters in the My Little Pony franchise. In fact, she is probably my least favorite of the main six. Therefore, I didn’t love this story as much as those who love the character probably would. Still it’s been months since the last Friendship is Magic episode and I’m starting to into withdrawal. Therefore, when “Pinkie Pie and the Rockin Ponypalooza Party” came out it was in my cart to buy.
  
  Now as I already stated Pinkie Pie is not one of my favorite characters. Therefore I didn’t get the same level of enjoyment from reading this book as I did with the Twilight Sparkle one. Cannon wise, this one is more on track than the other one. It’s safe to say it takes place after the Twilight book and probably before the new season. It also confirmed something that I’ve always suspected of her family. They’re Mennonite or Amish. I’m pretty sure closer to Amish though. I’m not the great expert of these things, but seeing I live in the middle of Amish/Mennonite county Pennsylvania, I would say Amish. Based solely on the fact that Mennonite wears more colorful clothing and the Amish always wear more muted colors.
  
  Anyways, the basic plot of the story is that the frenzy for jewels from the Crystal Empire has been causing Pinkie Pie’s family’s Rock farm to go broke. They have come to Ponyville to talk with princess Twilight Sparkle on resolving the issue. This leads to Pinkie Pie doing what she always wants to do; plan a party. So the story begins. Truthfully, I really didn’t enjoy this book that much. It felt like one of the weaker episodes of the series. The plot resolved itself too quickly and without much conflict. It’ll probably be more of a hit with kids who like things to end quicker than adults. The biggest kick the adults reading the book to their kids will get will probably be the names of the bands. “Nine Inch Tails, and ColdHay” are just some of the names of the bands. As always the writers like to throw out those little jokes that only the grownups will get, but not the kids. Overall, not a bad book, but not one I would enjoy reading over and over again if I had a kid.
  
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  Tazendra

  Well, I really liked the Rainbow Dash one in this series, so I bought this one (and the Twilight Sparkle one) at Barnes And Noble a long while ago, and I was SO excited to read both of them!!
  
  Seriously? Somewhat worse than I expected it to be! :(
  
  Positive: The story was pretty interesting, Pinkie was interesting, good enough to be 3 stars. I liked the ending especially!
  
  
  Negative: It didn't catch my attention as much as the Rainbow Dash one, it was a little dull....don't get me wrong, the story had plenty of color, but not as much as I would have liked. (Surprising since it's PINKIE'S story!) But the worst part was......the copy I bought did not have part of the book, somewhat in the middle, but it didn't just skip just 1 page, oh no, it skipped A FEW CHAPTERS, including part of a chapter!!! ;( I was really disappointed!! Thank GOODNESS the Twilight one didn't skip anything!! I wish I checked it out from the library instead of buying it!
  
  
  I recommend this book to girls about 2nd-3rd grade who are fans of My Little Pony, and who like this series. I don't recommend it to people who are not fans of the Twilight book in this series. My relatives.....I'm not entirely sure, probably I recommend this series to my brother (well, I haven't read all of the books, but I've read enough in this series to think that he might like it anyway), and maybe relatives who are SUPER BIG fans of My Little Pony, but other than that, I'm not sure.
  
  Oh, and if you are looking at this book in Barnes and Noble, I suggest double checking this book to see if it has any chapters/pages missing first BEFORE buying it!
  
  Since I've read the Rainbow Dash one and it was very good, I want to try the rest of the series, and see where Berrow's series leads me to.
  
  2.95 stars.
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  Samantha

  This was an enjoyable and quick read, but I don't feel like it was all that memorable. Much of what I had to say about the first book in this series (the Twilight focused one) applies here, in that the writer knows both the show and the brony fandom well, and that I loved all of the puns and wordplay scattered throughout the book.
  
  I'm assuming this book was written after Maud Pie was introduced, so it was nice seeing more of the rest of Pinkie's family.
  
  Pinkie Pie can be a hard character to write, but I feel like she remained in character throughout the book. I think it was only twice she said something that sounded a little too childish, but how she acted was very much in line with her character.
  
  I don't have too much more to say about this book. It was a fun read, but it didn't add much to my understanding of Pinkie Pie or her family--seeing as the issues with her family were pretty much answered with the episode about Maud Pie.
  
  Maybe that's why I find this book so forgettable--because it's a retread of what already happened in the show. If this had been the moment we had been introduced to Pinkie's family, this book would actually have something to say.
  
  Also, a sidenote. The Whooves is apparently a rock band in Equestria. So, is this the same family as Dr. Whooves, or is the name a play on a real band's name? Where the first book included Derpy, I actually thought this book was referencing Dr. Whooves--until I reread the sentence and realized it was probably just a coincidence.
  
  So, now that I've rambled on... I do recommend this book to pony fans and I did enjoy it. Just don't expect it to add much to the show or to the character of Pinkie Pie.
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  Libby Greenhill

  This is a fun and joyful book.