The Princess and the Pony
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| Author | Kate Beaton |
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| Illustrator | Kate Beaton |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scholastic Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
| ISBN | 9780545637084 |
The Princess and the Pony is a 2015 children's picture book illustrated by Kate Beaton.[1] She won the Children's Book Award in 2016 for The Princess and the Pony.[2] It is her first book written for children.[3]
The Princess and the Pony turns stereotypical situations up-side-down. Princess Pinecone is a "strong female character," and a warrior.[4] She wants a warhorse for her birthday, but instead gets a very cute pony.[5] The pony is flatulent and Princess Pinecone is very unhappy with it at first.[6] Princess Pinecone can't teach it to fight in battle and despite this, she enters it in a tournament where the other warriors are won over by the pony's cute antics.[4] The story is meant to be humorous.[7] The Quill & Quire called the illustrations in the book "inclusive" because of Princess Pinecone's mixed heritage and that the warriors in the story are in "all shapes, sizes, colours and ages."[8]
Pinecone & Pony, an animated series based on the book produced by DreamWorks Animation Television was released on April 8, 2022, on Apple TV+.[9]
