I Read EVERY My Little Pony Book

For years these ancient tomes have sat undiscovered, waiting for someone to search the hidden passages that lie within. This is every My Little Pony Book (from G4 that is, not including picture books or anything else of the sorts). I'm glad I got to read something that wasn't a fanfic for once but I don't think this was much better. I'm never doing this again.
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[@supersonic2175]

Twilight would be proud of you for reading all those books.

[@Banana-kp5fg]

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[@Lucky_Lyra]

Lol 😂

[@strawberryberett]

I WAS THINKING THIS TOOO LOL

[@mierenierez]

This comment made me “🩷🥹”

[@Kawaiikitten39]

Loved this comment sm

[@missusanonymous711]

The fact that according to the books Cadence has random future visions sometimes and that this is NEVER mentioned in the show has KILLED ME for MONTHS

[@missusanonymous711]

It’s also worth mentioning that the Mane Six are a subdivision of Bon-Bon’s spy agency, they’re called F.R.O.W.N. (Friendship Ranger Organization of Worldwide Neighgotiations)

[@Edgy_Rabbid]

This makes me believe that she predicted at least one of the bad things in the show and never told anyone lmao

[@Christian-gr3gu]

That's only canon to book lore lol

[@calinmik429]

​@@Christian-gr3guHasbro said the books are canon, only not the contradictions

[@macaronisex]

WHAT!! YOU CAN’T MENTION THE MANE 6 STATING THEIR CRUSHES WITHOUT TELLING US WHO THEY ARE!! THAT’S HOT GOSS!!

[@individualcheerio]

LITERALLY I LOOKED IT UP BC SAME 😭 And of course they’re all just some guy nobody has ever heard of 😭🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ijustlikebees]

​@individualcheerio ofcourse....cowards

[@just_sonic]

@@individualcheerioWHO?? TELL ME LIKE WHO LIKES WHO I GOTTA KNOW

[@txaianapm8378]

​@@individualcheerioI WANT TO KNOW TOO, TELL US!!!

[@unlimitedrabbit]

"They're all crushing on my OC." - The cringiest brony you know.

[@Videomaster21XX]

So being someone who owns nearly every book mentioned in this video, and someone who DOES really like Equestria Girls, there is something I NEED to mention about the adaptations of the Equestria girl books. So Shunks here did some quick review/summeries of the original stories, but there is one adaptation that is just WILD. You see the first book in that series is of course the original movie, but the SECOND book? You remember those shorts that came out before Rainbow Rocks? Yeah the second book is a novelization of all of those shorts. ALL of them. Including the one where it's Vinyl Scratch walking through the city while her music seems to match what's happening around her. Let that sink in. There is a NOVELIZATION of what is basically a MUSIC VIDEO in that book.

[@felsiccanis]

That's... a really bad idea lol, trying to translate a music video with no dialogue to a book marketed towards super young kids? I'm not sure what kids would get out of that

[@sussybaka119]

This is even better than that time Shunks reviewed every My little Pony book ever

[@dogmeatstarboy]

Nothing could top that

[@ScaredSackless4566]

The Cutaway:

[@l1ttl3_mxss_st0pid]

shunks is an icon. we love a queen who's videos we're able to binge watch for hours on end, and still be entertained. she slays

[@quinnhouk5369]

Don’t you mean king?

[@ursfan]

​@@quinnhouk5369 No.

[@Iamverypoliteyes]

​@@quinnhouk5369i believe she's trans so it would be queen

[@Cocolulumon]

You mean king

[@quinnhouk5369]

@@Cocolulumon thank you

[@TobbyMLP]

You are absolutely right about the Daring Do books basically just being display-pieces to put on a shelf. I ordered two of those books over two years ago and I have never opened them or even took them out of their plastic wrapping 💀

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

I don’t know why, but it seriously bugs me that a lot of these book covers just have generic stock art on them.

[@mariazapata1606]

For real though i keep thinking this are fake everytime

[@SkydreamPony]

The Mares from SMILE one had proper dedicated art...for the US version. In the UK we got a generic Lyra vector and the name "Lyra and the Secret Agent Ponies"

[@felsiccanis]

YES. Why did they have to reuse the generic ass vectors 😭

[@Placeholder501]

Spike getting attracted to Charity does line up with one moment in the show when Twilight’s mane get shaped like Rarity’s and Spike gets heart eyes.

[@karavani]

Zesty Gourmand being categorised next to some of the most diabolical villains in the show is so funny to me LMFAO

[@Кккккк-ш4в]

30:28 I'm very surprised I can't find a single comment mentioning this, but... this book is basically an "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusaders" retelling/allusion, isn't it? Older relative as an adventuring partner (and who wasn't in the previous books), quest for immortality and a lady who betrays the protagonist in the end instantly ring a bell for me as I adored this movie as a kid :3 I have no beef with the book and I'm def happy Daring Do has more IJ easter eggs, it just funny to hear you saying it was more original than the others 😂

[@RayOfTruth]

Gravity Falls' Journal 3 isn't just a lore book for fans. It's written with narrative arcs and acts as an epilogue to the show.

[@toonacyedits8521]

I forgot Star Swirl was the mentor of both Equestria's FIRST princesses AND Clover the Clever, one of Equestria's FOUNDERS. Man this dude's old.

[@larsn97]

The moment you realize you own every book mentioned in print. 😂 Since this list was pretty extensive, I am struggling to find books that you might have missed. Sure there are the even shorter story and picture books, but I would also not mention them on a list. One book that I can highly recommend that did not get mentioned is the “My Little Pony Baking Book” by Christi Johnstone. Sure it does not expand the world of mlp with text, but the recipes in it are really great. If you ever wanted to bake like Pinkie Pie it is the Book for you.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I'll be honest, I've never been too interested in the literary adaptations of mlp. I mean I have read some of the comics but other than that not much else. Thank you for the video Shunks, As always you never fail to deliver top quality content!

[@liquidsnakeliker]

never thought I’d hear “rainbow dash” and “kamikaze” in the same sentence

[@YourDad-dh6fj]

Rainbow Dash hit the pentagon

[@MrConredsX]

59:08 Princess Platinum is not a new character though. Also I think G5 still references this book since they brought the idea that Celestia and Luna were raised in a Alicorn city so it might be worth keeping as possible canon book rather than comics who are confirmed AU.

[@MeltingMan234]

Nice to see someone else besides me covering the original Ponyville Mysteries Chapter Books. As well as the other official non-comic mlp books that no one talks about. I still have most of the chapter books physically minus the Equestria Girls ones. In fact, getting Ponyville Mysteries was what got me interested in reading the chapter books

[@PatriotMapper]

I was pleasantly surprised to see that these books are actually good and aren’t just soulless cash grabs.

[@Rae0814]

‘Senior Mint’ feels like the Author’s Oc and the author was trying to work them into the lore.

[@realestrealityrealnessreal]

i remember wanting a mlp book from the schoolastic book fair and i was guarding it the whole time until my parents came so nobody could take it LMAO

[@leopriv69]

while i’m not sure if you’ll ever see this since the video is from months ago, you should scan the books and upload them to archive online! that way they can’t become lost

[@Jellied_Slime_Games]

The covers of some of these reminds me of those Rainbow Magic Fairy books by Daisy Meadows

[@michaelinthebathroom7560]

Those books absolutely made my childhood.

[@cellinemartins]

I hate the degirlyfication of mlp packaging 😭😭😭 the old pink and purple swirls looked so nice and cute

[@NessaTheBat1]

Finally some guide to all of the MLP books. I actually have the Journal of the two sisters and Luna's book and I love them. Gives me some extra lore and some great stories. The only book I didn't know about was the Wonderbolt book which looks cool.

[@starrywisp]

I adore the whole idea of Lyra and Bon Bon’s book because the title is just a reference to SHIELD from Marvel (I think) but also just the couple being spy wives. I really need to find my copy to read it through.

[@joceyyy_]

the elements of harmony book! i was obsessed with that book as a kid, to a point where all the pages were falling out and i had to tape them back together.

[@pinkiepielunagirls4541]

i still have my copy and i also had to get some of the pages reattached because i reread it so much lmao. they fell out at school and i think the teacher thought it was a library book so she sent me down to the librarian to get it fixed. it's the only mlp book i kept because of how sentimental it is to me (i also used to own the journal of the two sisters, the first eqg novelization, and the crystal heart spell book. also that one book that was literally just the series premiere in graphic novel form using stills from the episodes)

[@Gabannaes]

“Ponyville Mysteries” praise oh it’s about time that series got the flowers it deserved😭

[@writerchick4eva]

I never understood why the prequel books (and comics) make it out to be that the fall of Mt. Aeris happened, like, maybe 4 months prior to the start of the movie. I think its very obvious just in how overgrown the ruins are when the Mane 6 arrive that its at least been a year, if not several since the Storm King tried to invade. Plus, Silverstream later goes on to imply that she was either born underwater, or was so young when they fled she doesn't remember being on land much, so it was clearly an extended period of time.

[@Natulien]

This makes me so happy ppl are acknowledging the mlp books because I used to buy those like CRAZY, ask me about any mlp book and I could tell you the plot and everything because I owned it and is probably still in mint condition haha

[@narwhalocean791]

it weirded me out in how the first EQG book, it describes rarity and twilight growing horns

[@cosmicfunfetti]

I completely forgot about the Tell-All book! I read it all the time when I was younger. I also had both Elements of Harmony volumes. I would essentially roleplay as the MLP/EQG characters by telling stories and flipping the page in the book to whoever was speaking. It’s a bit hard to explain but GOD was it fun

[@riverhoke5907]

In the journal of the two sisters im pretty sure it mentions them being born as alicorns which definitely didn't age well.

[@SkydreamPony]

I dunno, it still works. The alicorns came from another land, as per the Journal of the Royal Sisters and now G5. Flurry Heart is something Luna said "Equestria has never seen before". This would still be accurate given other alicorns were born elsewhere and Equestria's alicorns (Twi and Cadie) ascended.

[@Cocolulumon]

She literary probably spent mother's or weeks buying and reading all tease mlp book One of the best videos i have ever seen

[@emofurryboyfriendasmr]

she* :}

[@ellyrella]

she*

[@Cocolulumon]

@@emofurryboyfriendasmr sorry i will change it

[@emofurryboyfriendasmr]

@@Cocolulumon no problem! you didn't know (i assume)! thank you for changing:}

[@Cocolulumon]

@pastelsheepy yeah I didn't it's my second time watching her and your welcome

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

14:52 That does sound like a pretty awesome fanfiction. LOL 37:15 I was waiting for this one. Twist is my second favorite pony.

[@twindrill2852]

8:48 IDK why but this lowkey reminded me of the re:take of the Little Miss Rarity creepypasta Rainbott wrote, what with the idolizer slowly impersonating the idol.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Nothing But Trouble had the most gorgeous sets I've ever seen in a movie. The seemingly random piles of clutter, knick-knacks and collectibles were pieces of art. 😍

[@Kawaiikitten39]

Loved this video, thank you sm for helping us pony lovers who can’t afford to buy every book or own a computer to read books easier. ❤

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

About the Movie art book. I haven't read it, but it did reveal that the Storm King would have been more original in appearance. A different species, to be specific: a Tibetan demigod

[@thousandsunnyhelpdesk]

kind of bummed to learn there was in fact a charity in the canon but no applesack

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Uploaded on my birthday love your videos Shunks they're a fun watch

[@tagerobin8832]

They should have made a book dedicated to every species and creature in the show and comics :3

[@NataliasClips]

35:49 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING THIS, MY MOM THINKS IT'S A DISNEY MOVIE, SHE ALWAYS SAYS IT'S A DISNEY MOVIE

[@shegu4544]

a great gift for today, an hour long mlp video :]

[@Technilogica2019]

"ok family guy" took me OUT girl was spot on i think that's the biggest problem that turned me off from the books, like stop reminding us that it's a mlp g4 book and just SHOW US in the writing i will say i still have the wonderbolt handbook and even if im not as much an active fan anymore, i love just going back through it. i don't know why, i just love the ideas they present. sure it's presented kinda juvenile, but it feels like something i'd write myself to read to a group of kids and i always love that

[@Aldersnap]

Ooo a dive into the artbooks would be a fun video

[@heroicallyheroic]

i had this playing in the background and midway through i paused in what i was doing because i swear i heard something familiar and...PERSONA 5 OST???

[@bigredjanie]

Thank you for wanting deeper Equestria Lore/Timeline books, because as a fan of fictional expanded universes and a FIM fan since 2011 I want that too! I've been trying to make my own for a while, since none of the fan projects I've seen that are similar have been entirely to my liking - I'll try and release it once I've gotten something that can be released publicly.

[@teriso1793]

Ik for a fact that I had one of these and the only page I remember is a page describing discord and his chaos stuff. I remember because I called it “cshaus”. Idk which of these books it is but ik it’s one of them. The background was the colour of piss if I remember correctly and a PNG discord

[@minkyway86]

You even got some fan art of some of these stores. Very nice touch, so professional.

[@Banana-kp5fg]

Nothing better than being early(ish) to a shunks video ❤️

[@LegionEagles22]

I remember seeing a kid reading one of the Daring Do books next to me on the bus when I was little.

[@Ookkonen1]

man i remember listening to these as audiobooks like four, five years ago, _i was over 10 years old btw so probably over these books target audience_ and i loved them.

[@Echo-Blade-404]

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY"S! IS THIS WHERE YOU WANNA BE!?

[@Tinamagical.]

Watching shunks suffer from reading and playing every book and game in MLP is so fun lmao🤑🤑🤑

[@LocalLolbiit]

rising star crawled out of a wattpad fanfic

[@shcdemolisher]

I've got a "Around equestria!" book that I got when my store had a book kiosk. It's a fun kinda lore map sort of book. Kinda fun to read.

[@oneovertwo1186]

My favorite part of the Elements of Harmony Volume 2 is that it establishes in some form of official material that Limestone is the oldest Pie sister.

[@Overwatch2003]

There are sad moments in MLP, Twilight forgets her old friends, Scootaloo forced to leave her friends, Rainbow forgetting that she has amazing parents that most people want, Granny passing away and much more

[@beachballssideaccount]

5:22 I forgot you were talking about Pinkie so I thought you were using she/her pronouns on SpongeBob 😭 our favourite trans queen

[@prench]

the water is turning the sponges trans

[@emofurryboyfriendasmr]

​@@prenchcan confirm, that's how i became trans

[@TheSultan1470]

...what the fu

[@Blakbox92]

I actually like the MLPFIM rebrand with the different colours, but I like purple so I'm biased. 😅

[@Anne-ot8gq]

RAINBOWDASH SWOOPED DOWN LIKE A WHAT???

[@SkydreamPony]

One thing I did like about the Pinkie Pie's Rockin' Partypalooza book is the rock concert she puts on is referenced later in the actual show, the episode The Mane Attraction

[@winternetnerd]

I have (or had) quite a few knock off mlp picture books with very crappy unnoficial pictures and stories. My little sister and i always got a laugh out of them as kids.

[@starrywisp]

you forgot to mention that when they talk about their crushes, Pinkie Pie confesses her crush is Shining Armor. Absolutely bonkers. (Also I really don’t think these make any canonical sense anyways since Rarity and Applejack are canon after the events of Rollercoaster of Friendship and I think Fluttershy and RD are too. And sunset is canonically bi. I like throwing that in whenever I can, despite the fact that it doesn’t really matter here.)

[@stknka]

I just found out I have that 200 dollar Mlp book and got it in perfect condition from a thrift store :,)

[@swampbottom1109]

This video made me want to get the elements of harmony book again

[@FluffyHeretic]

almost ashamed of how loud i laughed at the pirate joke

[@theponyofglory8545]

I congratulate you on your accomplishment!

[@ItsMadyAgain]

51:31 Journal 3 isn't actually a guide for fans on the universe! It's its own story and contains (some) context for what the author went through. While yes, it certainly has monster entries, and contains info on some creatures we don't get to see in the show, it's more so a deeper look into the author of the journals as a character, rather than an "everything you need to know" guide to Gravity Falls :)

[@lordspooky5496]

the funny thing is my parents actually got me the daring do books as a kid, but I never actually ever read them. which is strange, because it was absolutely during the height of my pony obsession. why I never read them, I couldn't tell you. maybe young me knew something I don't.

[@isitreiningtoday]

10:00 there was a gag where something messes up twilights hair and spike is instantly like 😍❤❤ i don't remember the episode, likely in first 3-4 seasons tho

[@wolftexgaming4386]

another beautiful video. thanks queen!

[@Lucios1995]

Thanks for the Ponyville Mysteries spoiler warning! I've been reading the comics whenever I went on vacation with my parents, I finally told them i'd rather stay so I need to get back to it here

[@crassweller11]

I have the super cool Daring Do treasure chest that the trilogy comes in. It looks pretty cool on the shelf.

[@feliciteacup]

a few months ago i found out about the existance of the ponyville mysteries books and me as the biggest cutie mark crusaders fan ever i was like surely there's pdfs online i can read right? i ended up only being able to find the first 4 i think? i was so invested and i got so sad that i didn't get to see how it ended 😭

[@princess_jl_2005]

19:38 There are way more Equestria Girl Books than mentioned. Equestria Girls: Through The Mirror by G.M. Berrow. It's basically the novel for the first movie but with some minor differences and added details. Rainbow Rocks by Perdita Finn. It's a story that happens in between Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks about the girls in the alternate world going around this fair and realizing their musical talent and that they should make a band. The story also cuts to parts of Twilight in Equestria daydreaming about her adventures she had in said alternate world. The Mane Event by Perdita Finn. The novelization for the sequel movie Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks. It's super confusing because the sequel movie has the same title as the previous book but the book focuses on a story before the events of that movie. Sunset Shimmer's Time To Shine by Perdita Finn. 19:38 Friendship Games by Perdita Finn. Novelization of the third movie Friendship Games. Twilight's Sparkly Sleepover Surprise by Perdita Finn. 20:35 Legend of Everfree by Perdita Finn. Novelization of the Fourth and Final Main Movie The Legend of Everfree. Magic, Magic Everywhere! by Perdita Finn. The girls are still recovering from the aftermath of Camp Everfree. As the idea for a carwash floats around, the girls realize that any money they could accumulate will not cover the whole cost for repairs of the camp. They decide to brainstorm different ideas for fundraisers but then they start to realize that Equestrian Magic is somehow involved so the girls must save the alternate world agian. A Friendship To Remember by Perdita Finn. This book is scarce to find any information about it on the internet except for one review I found on Goodreads. The summary for the book doesn't really provide much information either, but from what I can tell it is not a novelization for the first Equestria Girls Special, Forgotten Friendship.

[@HeavenlyMercury2800]

Omg I remember having The Journal Of The Two Sisters when I was little and when I would watch the early episodes of Diamond Tiara being a dick I wanted to scream at the tv that Celestia & Luna were blank flanks for quite a while as well

[@MrConredsX]

I only read the Discord one becase...well it's Discord. He's the best character. And of course his book focus on impressing Fluttershy and becoming a main lead actor.

[@Untitled186]

“Every” yeah right that would take more than a month

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

i can't believe you would talk about the friendship journal and not bring up 'Pee for Ponyville' i thinks i actually choked at that line. who okayed it. why.

[@toast99bubbles]

I'm currently reading through the Equestria Girls books, which I'm typing up to have digital copies of for putting into Calibre and on my Kindle.

[@buggibii]

I've always REALLY liked the idea that if Celestia is "the mane 6's princess" that Luna would be the CMC's princess because younger sister solidarity

[@retrotaco11]

Damn this is a throwback loved these books as a kid, used to get them at the scholastic book fair 😔✊

[@systematicirony666]

LISTEN. Brow furrow lines are good for adding words.

[@AngryLeroy]

40:20 SPOILERS _______ @Shunks Actually, the helm causing the Timber Wolves to exist makes sense, since the founding of Ponyville takes place WAAAAY after Nightmare Moon is banished. Like, decades or even centuries later. So, Timber Wolves could be in Granny's Flash Back.

[@Screwypone]

Well, it'd be interesting if you could also do one for the Ministry of Image books! Though... a few of them are definitely more than the Teen rating. And some can reach more than 3 books in length...

[@cinnaart]

My dad made some art for the books / comics but they never put any credits for him. !!! Cool to see the books / comics being shown around though ! I was really young when he made them though, I think 5? 6? I don't remember much, but I vaguely remember thinking it was the coolest thing.

[@bugawitz]

17:55 oh lawd that brought me BACK

[@mayowhishes]

i was watching something with the song shots shots shot shot shot shots when you uploaded, and now i cand stop thinking shunks in the same tune

[@girlywolfpup1588]

Blitzball??!!? the fucking Final Fantasy X sport?!?!?!?

[@FlutterBro_X3]

new subscriber here, been loving your content and miss the old intros to the videos. im wondering what happened to it?

[@trixie7759]

Commenting again but I had the Elememts of Harmony book as a kid too and I fucking loved it, it was such a fun look into the story and a the interviews w Lauren inspired me so much

[@crystallotus3422]

I still have copies of both volumes. They’re my childhood. I wish they’d release a third volume for the rest of the seasons

[@crassweller11]

Now read every single fanfiction

[@kittipotatoart3420]

Another mlp book worth reading are the world's smallest comics. In one of them pinkie pie eats a special apple that grants any wishes long as her intentions are pure and she turns everything into one big party. There were so many parts I laughed at. I only have two of the three mini comics and the other one is about the thunderbolt academy and the younger ponies. I haven't gotten too far into it. the comics are fairly lengthy.

[@paranoidpegasus1115]

"who is buying the wonderbolt handbook?!" ME ITS MY FAVORITE OBSCURE PONY LORE

[@bsdance-87j]

I owned all of the mane 6 books and the celestia one, however, I never got into any of them except the Rarity one. This brought me back in a way I didnt expect 😂

[@trixie7759]

I got the Daring Do books when I was like 10 and ngl I fucking loved em, I always loved the comic and really liked the different lore, which is why I really liked the daring so ones, they’re great for kids who really love mlp and are weirdly pretentious about knowing more than everyone else, but taking them as anything more than kids adventure books is silly to me

[@WhaddonSnep]

So we just not going to mention that MLP and Final Fantasy both have Blitzball?

[@carrotcakeyippie]

(0:52) "Not even the Scholastic Book Fair was safe from them." Does that mean the fair will always have to put the books in the events?👁️👄👁️