It’s a style that doesn’t exactly match the show and people are comparing it to the ‘dreaded’ g3 and g1 and they don’t even know the difference between them.  
:/

The art seems okay, it’s just that the faces just seem to lack emotion. Usually Rainbow Dash has more attitude, and I can’t figure out what Twilight is supposed to be doing…
 
But for all we know, the story could be great and the pictures inside might look better.

@Background Pony  
>Implying there was anything wrong with G1
 
Seaponies always had gills and fins. Merponies I’m guessing just have the fish lower halves of their bodies.

@Background Pony  
Yeah, that sounds pretty cool, and considering the target audience is probably under 12, I think that may be what Hasbro wants older fans to gravitate towards.

Gills and fins. They’ve got gills and fins. The art is… fine, I guess, but whoever was commissioned to do it obviously doesn’t know much about the show. In fact, I think those faces and expressions have more in common with G1 than our beloved FiM.

All this nitpicking about the art is overlooking the fact that the seapony appears to be good eatin’.

“G3” No, it really isn’t but I digress.
 
I don’t really think these were made for us in mind, and are for early readers, so with that it looks okay for what it is.

@Itsthinking
 
I’d imagine they’re at about the same level of canon as the comics.
 
Of course, the “Ages 12 & up” guidebook is what I’m most interested in.

Meh, they’ll probably be nothing like the show, maybe one notch above those German comics in terms of story.
 
Artwork looks okay, though.

Still, a cover is just a cover.

relevant  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7wtzQC0BE

I don’t see it as picky, more as being shown something you don’t find personally visually appealing and saying: “I don’t like this because I don’t like the style.”
 
People have done this before with some of the comic covers.

The Mary Jane has definitely begun.

I’m curious as to whether or not the comics are considered canon or if it’s more like AT where it’s considered a separate universe.

So picky.

This one is in better quality!  
And doesn’t have those erratic lines at the bottom!

Some people only like G4’s art style and nothing else. Some people like all gens.
 
Everyone has an opinion.

Wait! Aquastria?
 
 
With a pun like that I have to be interested.

@Background Pony  
Same, don’t think these are for me and doubt they will be show canon.

To be honest, if this was fanart, it’d probably get less hate.  
Are you really that picky about the style?

I just uploaded a few minutes ago so… dupe.

@Grieffon  
Hm, seaponies must just be essentially seahorses and merponies half pony, half fish like mermaids are half woman/half fish.

…I think I’ll stick with the comic.

Here’s a tip, Hasbro: hire well known, talented MLP fanartists to illustrate books like this from now on… I can guarantee you they’ll sell better.

O_O………! I just don’t know