John Oliver publishes children’s picture book about Mike

Last week, Vice President Mike Pence revealed a children’s picture book that he and his family would publish. The book centres around the Vice President’s rabbit, Marlon Bundo, and was conceived as an educational tool to teach children about the inner workings of the White House. Talk show host John Oliver has lampooned the concept and made his own picture book about Marlon Bundo, only his version features a gay love story.

Oliver’s version follows Marlon Bundo as he falls in love with another boy rabbit. Together they have to fight an evil stink bug who refuses to let them get married. The book was conceived as an actual children’s book with LGBT-inclusive themes, not just an adult parody of Pence’s. All proceeds from the book go to the Trevor Project and AIDS United. An audiobook has been released as well, narrated by Jim Parsons, RuPaul, and John Lithgow.

The conservative publishing company that released Pence’s book has criticised the LGBT-friendly picture book: "It is unfortunate that anyone would feel the need to ridicule an educational children's book and turn it into something controversial and partisan.” Sales of Oliver’s book have far exceeded that of Pence’s, with Oliver’s having already topped the Amazon bestseller list.

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