The Branches Book reprint of the Pixie Tricks series seems to have made an effort to diversify the cast, at least in character design, but I have yet to see those changes expressed in the text. What is clear in the text is a personality rewrite for Violet and Leon.

Violet has been rewritten to be a "nicer" character from the start and that becomes more obvious when she is immediately honest with Leon and doesn't drag her feet through the adventure as much as she did in the original Little Apple series. Plus, she and Leon aren't as sassy to each other in this Branches Book, though they do still butt heads. They feel less like real children with real flaws and more like they've been scrubbed clean in order to be "good behavior models" for their audience. They may be less relatable as people, but the kids I'm reading these books with still really enjoy the way they're written, so that's what counts.

It is really interesting to see the modern updates to the pop culture references, though! It's wild how much has changed in just two decades! Video game outlets are a thing of the past, and Treasure Island and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz don't seem as culturally relevant as they were when I was growing up with the series.