Pony Sticker Curiousity 🎃
Released in 2006 by Reader's Digest Children's Books, the Fun Days in Ponyville: Storybook and Playset comes with multiple stickers of ponies and backdrops to play with, along with a storybook.
I tried to do more research into this set for this post, unfortunately, the Reader's Digest site as well as its store site had not been helpful... lots of random books, even Winnie the Pooh had its own section, but there was no pony. It seems to be a more obscure release in general. The book itself is relatively hard to come by, and it's even rarer to see the playset.
The book itself is nothing special. It doesn't tell an incredible story, just one that's typical of G3. At first glance, the stickers are also not so exciting. There is a nice variety, yes, and even "accessory" stickers to play with as well, like pieces of food or water wells. The case folds out to reveal scenes of the castle grounds, or the beach.
I'm trying to collect as many G3 books as possible. As I mentioned before, I don't ever expect anything absolutely spectacular. It's all a matter of completion and documentation. And of course I want a more obscure release in my collection.
Did buying a weird book pay off?
In the midst of the typical Pinkie Pies and Rainbow Dashes was a completely new face:
I haven't seen this pony before in my life, nor would I know what to search to find her. I completely skipped over her at first because I just thought she was Twinkle Twirl! A surprise to see the pumpkin and the slice of pie there instead of stars!
Given that Abra-Ca-Dabra is also included as a sticker, I have to wonder, is this what Pumpkin Tart was supposed to be? It was always odd that Pumpkin Tart had very little to do with pumpkins, right? Or maybe this was going to be a third pony in the set, considering that the Easter and Christmas ponies also were released in trios? I have been calling her Pumpkin Spice, but know that there's no name included anywhere in the set. I know the Ponytopia fansite kept tabs of unused pony names, but there's nothing on that list that quite fits her. The closest one on that list is probably Puddin' Pie, I guess just because she has a slice of pie on her. Pumpkin Pie would be an obvious pick for her as well. Curiously, she has noisy hair, similar to how ponies were rendered in art in 2005 (Island Delight especially). If she was released as a toy, would she have had tinsel?
There is another curious pony included in this set as well, but this one is more seasonally appropriate. 😉🎃🍂
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