The book was well researched and thorough. It covers the long history of MLP as well as discusses how MLP is situated in the world of toys, media, and advertising. I interviewed the author and really enjoyed talking with her about the bok.

Sherilyn Connelly did a remarkable and admirable job piecing together history of the My Little Pony phenomena. This is definitely more for adults because it’s like a textbook on the characters and their story that stretches from their birth in the 80s through current time.

There is a TON of information here that adds a real depth to what Hasbro and others were trying to create for kids. I was a huge fan when I was a kid and now my daughters are so to learn about the origins through their evolution was pretty eye-opening. There has also been quite a bit of controversy through the years which I never realized probably because I simply enjoyed them for the innocent toys they seemed to be and wasn’t trying to see something that wasn’t intended. It seemed to be sad in a way that some people actually got angry at characters that had a feminine appeal and gave little girls a world they could identify with, find something that appealed to them, and build up their self-esteem in some ways.

She even included an episode breakdown of the TV Show plus talked about the movie so if you haven’t stayed up to date on the newest incarnation you can get a quick recap plus learn about how the humanoid version came to exist and its competition to Monster High.

The details she put into this work is astounding, anything you could ever possibly want to know is in this book.