My Little Pony: The Journal of the Two Sisters: The Official Chronicles of Princesses Celestia and Luna (My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic) Hardcover – 10 Jun. 2014

My little Ponies, this is one for the fans to get. It's detailed enough for only a fan of the show to get and understand, I mean it's the Journey of the Two Pony Sisters, who wouldn't want that? I certainly did.It's a nice short little book that I honestly think suits better in hardback format compared to any digital medium.The only downside I can see is the missed opportunity that the people at Hasbro have neglected to have. By -*SPOILERS*having the Diary of the Elements of Harmony in here as well, they've missed out of a big duel book design, they could have added a few more chapters, perhaps giving an inside account of Celestia and her feelings after certain events in the show. Then adding a full different book about the Twilgiht Letters and the Journal of Friendship. It would have sold better and gotten them more money IMO.

Such a sweet book for fans. A little backstory on the princesses and some entries from the mane 6, plus others. Perhaps a little more detail with the princesses but otherwise great. Great price as well, and no damage or doodles inside.

A brilliant book, detailing the first days of Celestia & Luna as princesses, & some of the issues they encountered. I particularly love the mischievous part of Luna's ponyality!!! Also features TS & her friends writing entries about TS's own early days as a princess, plus some pages where fans of all ages can write about their own friendship adventures. In short, a fantastic addition to the library of any Pony fan!!!

Since I had loved the first book (the official guidebook) this was a must buy for me. This will be a spoiler free review-Cover- The cover is similar to the first book with it being a hardback and have similar decorative patterns and semi gloss effect. When place next to the guidebook, it compliment it well although it is thanks to this you soon see that the journal is slightly thinner compared to the guidebook (the normal has around 200 pages while the guidebook has 255 pages). Honestly it doesn't bother me that much that is is less compared to the 1st.There is one thing different to the guidebook when it come to material. It seen the page inside feel more like newspapers/ comicbook paper (I don't know what it is properly called). While I have no problem with that but it does make the pages feel more fragile (like it feel easy to tear off and soak up easily aswell from any liquid spill on it). I guess some care should be taken when reading the journal which most people will have no problem with.First half (Journal of two sister)The first half covered the entries made by Celestria and Luna and it begin when they were crowned Princesses and it ends when they accomplished something which to them what it is to be made princess of Equestria (trying really hard not to spoil). With that in mind it does not covered anything before or after that. I think it's best sum up as the journal as being Princess Celestria and Luna: Year One (ok it didn't say it was a year, just a reference gag to Batman: Year One)! I would say year one since it seen the journal was made as pre Tirek/ Discord reign (or whichever the oldest event in Equestria history was establish first on the show) timeline wise.First thing I will say is that the journal itself will pretty much annoyed some fanfic writers out there or those who enjoyed reading them (I'm not into fanfic myself nor have I read that many). That is if the people who read the journal accept it being canon to the show. With that being said, there are a couple of things within that journal that does contradict what has been establish in the show but I suppose that only matter if you know the show in-depth like me. The journal itself does however provide new fuels for the fanfic writers to write about as there are events and new things that had been establish in the book and not on the show yet.As for the story/ dairy entries in the journal, it was an interesting read. You can really tell the princesses were in their youthful time as they have more playful/ immature personality than they do on the show. It is interesting to note that the Princesses did show some traits from the mane 6.The writing style is clearly aim for children as the entry/ story were playful. While there were conflict but they were resolved in a playful manner so no grimdark moment in the journal!Lastly the visual images used in the journal is similar to the one used in the Nightmare Moon lore.The second half (The journal of Friendship)The last half is when Twilight and co started to used the journal to fill in their entries relating to friendship (although I thought they used a new book for that, not the twos sister journal itself!).Their entries contain the episode of season 4 in written summary form (when Twilight decided they should make a journal like the two princesses did) with abit of random entries or two (Pinkie Pie entries are the best)! The fonts used and writing style are different from each events depending who wrote it so it does make it different to the two sister journal (their journal are always in-between the two sisters). Even a couple of entries is written from another character perspectives on the same event. The length of the written event varies as it can be one page, half of page or two more than two pages!The nitpick I will have about the second half are the rainbow specific episodes (which had been highlighted thanks to a certain Draconequus). Since the journal event are written as summary, not one of them really mention of the ponies lives they had changed thank to their element which in the episode Twilight clearly said that (and even written aswell)! Sure it's minor but I would like to see Coco Pommel or Cheese Sandvich being mention in the journal!There are also some images in the second half which are taken from the episode and a few generic stock image of the ponies.Lastly the last few pages are blank lined note which at the start of that, it is written to encourage you to write your won journal on friendship (I guess this is more for the children thing to do).Overall while I preferred the guidebook to the journal, it is still an interesting read if you're not into fanfic but want to read more on the two sister!

This has to receive 5 stars just for how much it adds to what we know about Equestrian history. I won't give out any spoilers but if you haven't already read this, buy it now! But be prepared for all your preconceived ideas about Luna and Sunbutt to be shaken.

This book is a must-have for every brony or pegasister, and also a good kid's book. The stories inside it are hilarious, and very interesting, and they are good both for kids and adults.

Got it on time and had no problems.Not read it.But i got what i paid for.All is good with this item and i`m happy with it.

Great book.

Agrega mucho lore sobre Celestia y Luna, así como la relación entre ellas.

Nickel

Tudo certinho. Entrega super rápida.

Un vero must have per i veri fan della saga!Il libro è bellissimo: copertina rigida, colori bellissimi e contenuti interessanti lo rendono forse uno dei più bei gadget MLP che io abbia mai avuto.Ottima qualità e bello da vedere nella libreria.

If you've ever wanted to learn the younger side of Celestia and Luna this is the MLP book for you. Hard core fans will be able to piece together history of Equestria and remember key events from Hearth's Warming Eve. With the first section of the journal being the diary entries of both sisters from their own perspective and the second being the diary entries made by the Mane 6 from Season 4 of MLP:Friendship is Magic.Basic Events Outlined(Spoiler Free)In the journal you begin with the coronation of Elsa & Anna after a brief explanation of how they became the Princesses of Equestria, I mean Celestia & Luna. Afterwards you hear about how the sisters picked the location for their castle. It then tells of how Luna befriends a manticore and how the castle is constructed. It then tells of a encounter with a certain prissy unicorn princess. You then learn of Celestia's love of books and Luna's more adventurous side where she discovers a herd of zebras. The next major conflict comes when the two sisters conflict over air space with griffons. Then take a trip to the Crystal Empire where the Crystal Heart has been stolen by a dragon. Finally journey through Celestia and Luna rising and lower both sun and moon as well as finding out about themselves.(Spoilers Abound)Approached by Star Swirl the Bearded directly after the events of Hearth's Warming Eve, which led to the founding of Equestria, Luna and Celie (as Luna affectionately calls her sister in her entries) were chosen to rule over this new land. The only reason the entries give as to why they were chosen was that they are alicorns; the combination of Earth, Pegasus and Earth ponies. It also introduces the two sisters as blank flanks who have yet to find their special calling in life. The sisters claim that while they are presumably decades old (Luna says she is many times older than Princess Platinum), they do not have their cutie marks because alicorns age differently than a regular pony. Nothing is said about their parents or who told them such information. You then learn about the fear and worry both sisters have over becoming princesses but they soon get excited and see themselves more as protectors of the land rather than rulers. It also pokes fun at Luna trying to write i the Royal Canterlot Voice, from the episode Luna Eclipsed which takes place on Nightmare Night, where Luna then shifts into normal writing mode saying her and Celie use to play together using that voice. After searching the lands of Equestria both sisters agree to build their castle in the Everfree Forest, not only because it's mysterious but because they also see the Tree of Harmony which Star Swirl informs them is indeed the tree from legend. Luna accounts how she's the one who wanted the weird trap doors, the paintings without eyes and the hooves holding torches. Later Celie is over joyed about the idea of a library with a secret area for her to hide away in. During the construction of the castle a group of ponies looking for building materials go missing. Luna rushes to find them and encounters a mantircore. Upon failed attempts at defeating the enemy, Celie comes to her side. After subduing the beast with the aid of Star Swirl, the manticore breaks down and cries. Luna, much like Fluttershy, is able to understand the crying of the animal and realizes the ponies were taking materials from his house not even knowing it was his. This leads to the befriending of the manticore as well as many other Forest creatures by Luna. Once the castle is completed, King Bullion the king of the unicorns and his daughter Princess Platinum visit. The Princessis hardly amused by the idea of Celie and Luna ruling over them and states they should have asked her to rule. She even calls the pair of sisters blank flanks and can't believe she is to be ruled over by two ponies who don't even have their cutie marks yet. Luna then uses her knowledge of the castle to her advantage and using the Canterlot Voice combined with a trap door and Melvin the manticore, scares the Princess into submission. With Princess Platinum now for the two sisters' rule, she has tapestries (the ones Rarity later want to restore) created by unicorns to adorn the walls of the castle. Next the rest of the leaders and sidekicks from Hearth's Warming Eve come to visit the castle (Clover the Clever, Star Swirl, Smart Cookie, Private Pansy and Chancellor Puddinghead) It's also revealed Star Swirl is working on time travel spells and hopes the two sisters can help him with it. Melvin the Manticore then tells Luna of a forbidden area in the Everfree Forest. Luna quickly investigates and stumbles upon zebras who all talk in rhyme just like Zecora. At first they fear this winged beast is a manticore. After telling them she is an alicorn and a princess and ruler of this land no less, the zebras tell Luna of how manticores use to attack the peaceful zebras so using potions and spells the zebras were able to make a protective shell to keep the manticores away. Thus the manticores gave up and left them alone which turned that area of the forest into a forbidden place for manticores. Star Swirl then asks Luna to attempt to move the stars which proves difficult and Luna fails at her attempt. But Star Swirl has finally gotten a age and time spell mixed up and travels through time and ages back to a younger point in his life. Upon later entries, Celie asks Star Swirl about the Star symbol on the tree of Harmony and if they'll ever meet this pony (Twilight obviously) and Star Swirl gets a gleam in his eye hinting that they will. Conflict soon arises again when during some flying with Commander Hurricane, Celie and Luna bump into griffons. The griffon leader Gregor the griffon states that their original peace treaty with the pegasus ponies about air space borders is null and void because that was before the land was Equestria. After a threat of war between the griffins and pegasus, Luna consults Melvin and he informs her that griffins have a sweet tooth and that Gregor loves eclairs and that talking in rhyme like a zebra might confuse Gregor just like it had the manticores when they found the zebras. Luna then has Star Swirl make some eclairs and in her Canterlot Voice she speaks in rhyme to Gregor and after eating the eclairs he admits defeat and the peace treaty over airspace is reinstated. With that war avoided another one brews in the Crystal Empire with the crystal heart stolen by a dragon. Princess Amore calls upon the protectors of Equestria to aid her in talking to the dragon. The crystal heart had actually been mined out of the Crytalline Mountain which had been the home of the dragon. He had been sleeping at the time and when he later found out the ponies had taken crystals from his territory is when he stole the crystal heart. Celie tries to reason with him that it's important and the Crystal Empire will fall without it, he treats it as a mere trinket. Celie then uses her own Canterlot Royal speaking voice and scares the dragon into submission. In the last few entries of the diary Luna and Celie awaken to a dark sky and discover that the unicorns have been sacrificing their magic to bring day and night. You see, it takes 6 uncirosn to raise and set the sun and moon. After doing it for a while the unicorn loses its magic forever. Star Swirl had been the only unicorn ever to be able to raise and lower it without losing his magic. But upon that day they had run out of adult unicorns and Star Swirl attempted to do it himself. Failing his beard turns from brown to grey and he loses his magic. Luna and Celie are then informed that Alicorns have a different type of magic and are actually made stronger by raising and lowering the sun and moon. Upon trying, they both succeed with Luna lowering the moon and Celie raising the sun. Rejuvenated by this, the sisters are able to restore the magic of the unicorns and finally obtain their cutie marks. Celie gains a sun on her flank and Luna a crescent moon. Luna tells how she now has a purpose and can not wait to do it again and is happy she can do this for as long as she's princess... (Until she becomes Nightmare Moon of course...)(spoilers end)The Journal of the Two Sisters concludes there with the next section being the Journal of Friendship which are the entries made by the Mane 6 over the course of Season 4. The book ends with a few pages of blank lines to write your own stories of friendship.Overall the book is written to be an easy read book. I believe the biggest word it uses is amalgamation but in general the writing is not complicated and can be read by younger kids (although they might not fully understand it). While not the most intersting or well written book for older kids, if you're a fan of the show then you'll love it.The book is wrapped in a removable sleeve (jacket?) which is the bottom half of the picture as shown in the item listing. Underneath is the words the Journal of the Two Sisters with the back being the crest of the two sisters circling the moon and sun as seen in the show. Each character has their own stationary styled pages and different hoof-writing (hand-writing). The embellishments of the pages (borders, little bits of art) make it fun to look at and makes it feel more like a journal/diary.It's a fine read for younger kids and fans of the show and a nice cosplay item as well because of how its made. It's a good pick up to read so 10/10 would read again.