Web Friends Guidebook

The Web Friends Guidebook is an unreleased book originally licensed by Scholastic Publishing.
==Production==
Scholastic Publishing advertised an upcoming book for the LPS franchise titled “Web Friends Guidebook” in Spring 2010, whose cover showed plush toys from the VIPs series. Its catalog description read:
"This 6x9 guidebook introduces readers to the adorable plush Web Friends and provides tons of tips and tricks for navigating the virtual Littlest Pet Shop world at www.littlestpetshop.com. Girls will love taking their Littlest Pet Shop collection online to meet up with their friends, choose outfits for their pets, play games, and much more!"Scholastic Staff. "Scholastic Children's Books: Spring 2010 Catalog." pg. 202. Scholastic Publishing, 2010, https://www.scholastic.com/internationalsales/sts/61311sts/ScholasticSpring2010Catalog.pdf .
Littlest Pet Shop Online: Web Friends Guidebook	Littlest Pet Shop Online: Web Friends Guidebook
Pub Month/In-store: April 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-545-08801-5
ISBN: 0-545-08801-1
Price: $5.99
Non-Strippable
EAN: 9-780545-08801-5
Pages: 32 Ctn: 100
Trim Size: 6" x 9"	Binding: Perfect-bound
Format: Paperback
Ages: 4–8 R.L.: Preschool–3
Category: Toys, Dolls, Puppets (F)
Illustration Type: Four-color
LC: N/A
Translation Rights: Hasbro
Territory: US, C, MEX
==Cancelation==
The book's publication was postponed in Spring 2010 and was officially canceled in the Summer of the same year.Scholastic Staff. "Scholastic Children's Books: Summer 2010 Catalog." pg. 210. Scholastic Publishing, 2010, https://www.scholastic.com/internationalsales/sts/61311sts/ScholasticSummer2010Catalog.pdf . An updated equivalent was never produced.
It is likely that its contents were written before the change in creative direction for LPSO, the successor to the VIPs World online game. Based on the prototype cover, it seems as if LPSO was originally planned to be an expansion on the original game. Its drastic twist catered more toward the tween audience rather than the younger audience of VIPs.
==Citations==
Category:Littlest Pet Shop
Category:LPS
Category:Merchandise
Category:Books
Category:Web Friends Guidebook
Category:VIPs (Series)
Category:Unreleased