My Little Pony: Princess Celestia and the Summer of Royal Waves

The Princess Collection #1

by G.M. Berrow

An original paper-over-board My Little Pony chapter book featuring Princess Celestia!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Chapter Books, Animals

160 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2015

About the author

Gillian M. Berrow (G.M. Berrow) is a writer and television industry professional living in Brooklyn, New York. When she was little, she aspired to become either a princess or a magical pony. Things seem to be right on schedule.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 5 year old daughter loves to check these out even though there are no pictures. This one was ok. The plot was not that interesting, but she stayed engaged.

[Szybki Zum Zum Traktor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moje projekty gobelinów to zbrodnie wojenne

[Katarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to my daughter. It has some typos, but it's a cute story.

[Zahra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️
That ate bro. Princess Celestial ate that, I’m her #1 fan 😘
One of my favorite reads this year 😆😜❤️‍🔥

[Laurel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book with my daughter. I really enjoyed this book, as it teaches some good life lessons about not worrying about things, and about being kind. We look forward to reading another of these books.

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, wish this region could have been explored more in the show. I want more Diamond Waves content! The lesson in this book honestly would have been really good for me about middle school age. I was so concerned about grades when they really didn't matter as much as I thought they would.

[Sarah]

I wish I can read it

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first six books in this series were centered around our Mane Six ponies, so it was really interesting to read a story focused on Princess Celelstia. I adore the vocabulary used and the way the prose in this book was written so elegantly, as if Celestia herself was telling the story. While this felt so authentic to an episode of Friendship Is Magic it also felt refreshingly new and original, I don't think I've ever seen an episode based solely on Celestia, and this book was written so well I could see this it playing out as an episode in my head. I loved seeing more of Princess Luna too. It also has some great comments on teaching and how horrible teachers can be and how they can oppress their students, and fun is needed to learn. Berrow is so talented it's bewildering, this book was so much more regal and majestic than the others in this series but still felt SO My Little Pony.

[Amy Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll admit, on my first read-through, while I enjoyed the story and character exploration, I found some of the plot elements, especially the resolution, to be a tad unclear. However, a second reading vastly improved my enjoyment of the story, and Celestia's character shone through as the wise and caring role model she's supposed to be. Her plans are good ones, and I love that she enlists the help of her sister to solve the main conflict. There were a few places where a little editing would have helped smooth the plot along (like when we suddenly switch to Diamond Waves' POV for a paragraph and then back), but the narrative itself is on par with a good MLP episode, and the author's voice is immensely enjoyable.

[Bulk Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has probably taken me about a month to finish this. I'm not sure if that's a testament to the engagement of the book, because I have been pretty busy, but it's worth noting.

This was an okay plot. Celestia has to help her friend Duchess Diamond Waves with her school to prevent a disaster related to a magical time turner (the way I understood it.) There were some good lessons in there about how the duchess is too harsh on her students, but at the same time, it seemed too exaggerated. I mean, none of the students acted out?

This book also wasn't as funny as some of the previous ones. But it was...fine.

[Victoria Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Princess Celestia made the ponies rip up each others' exams.

[Rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better My little pony stories I've read to George. Some good life lessons about mixing play/fun with learning.

He received them as well done gift on reaching White reading level.

[Markus Pietilä · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Little Pony - Prinsessa Celestia ja Monacoltin aallot

[Aubrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

Celestia's adventure is super duper fun! hope you read it lots of FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trisha Gricken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading events from Celestia's perspective.

[Dominique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why would you have a fake attack for nothing?

[Matt Glaviano · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fractured wrist review (short and terse, typing sucks):

Who the hell is the audience for these? The language is like SAT training intense. The plot, and the construction of the novel, much less so. Diamond Waves return is so abrupt that it's jarring, and really bad from a story telling POV. Like a super boring version of Mr. Holland's Opus set in Equestria.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

My four year old loves My Little Pony, so she loved the story and it totally made sense to her how the story ended. But as the adult reading it it may no sense. One faked attack, with one non-threatening crab, with one spell by her students and suddenly she was convinced everything would be OK? Please. But seeing as how I am not the target audience, i'm not reading the book based on those things. I am reading it based on the miss-match of vocabulary compared to plot and characters. I love teaching my girl new vocab words and she has a huge vocabulary because we both love to read. But the vocabulary was a bit Advanced for what you would expect from this type of book.

[Sassafras Patterdale · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was delightful and another nice look into the world of Princess Celestia (who we don't always get to really know well in the stories). I LOVE that she is committed to teaching "fun" as the key ingredient to magic making. Definitely messages in this book that resonate with me! Very fast read and a playful fun summer palate cleanser between more serious books

[charlotte wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book. This book is different to other books because it's Really a some


I recommend that you should read this amazing book and explore the beautiful land of Equestria
By rainbow dash and Fluttershy

[charlotte wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

I would recommend this book to anyone who
Likes my little pony or Equestria girls. I can't wait for the next
One.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this out loud to my five year old before bedtime. She loved it! Fun little read.

[Addie LeMaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved learning more about her. It was awesome to see how she treated her friends

[Mermaid Tale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished this series so funny!!!😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂