A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
Ratings31
Average rating4.8
Sweet story about supportive friends, true love, and not giving in to bullies. Great for people of all ages, and their bunnies.
Super cute book about being inclusive and accepting of others. Illustrations are great and writing is okay for a children's book, Overall, worth the read!
This is more of a 3.5 star for me, I couldn't decide how to mark it.
First, this book is a parody of Marlon Bundo's Day in the Life of the Vice President and was prompted by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight, check out the video if you are curious.
I love how vibrant and expressive the illustrations are, nice follow-able story, and messages about love and voting!
This book was recently added to the banned book list for 2018 and we enjoy the celebration of reading! Check this book out for yourself! ~Ashley
Despite Stupid Karens trying to ban this book, I think it's a great story for children, as well as narrow-minded adults. It's a-dorkable
A children's book, written by John Oliver, about Mike Pence's bunny wanting to get gay bunny married. Mike Pence, as a stink bug, is displeased.
So, like the Anti-Racist Baby book and the “this is the Buddha” board book, this is one of those heavy agenda books where I feel self-conscious just kinda gracelessly promoting my values. I mean, yeah. I'm the parent. I will be explicitly and implicitly promoting my values for the next 18+ years. But I do feel like these books should be “showing” more, “telling” less. So being like, here's this stink bug, named after a politician who will probably be dead or like 90+ by the time you're voting, and he was an asshole, about this thing that people cared about a lot back in my day, but is now much more normal... It just seems like: outdated? Like the corduroy bellbottoms of “progressive” messaging? I just imagine (and hope) that my kid will roll their eyes and be like “yeah mom okay I know”. What would I feel like, reading a book like this about, say, how Henry Kissinger was an asshole? It just feels like this stuff will - and I really hope it will - be ancient history by the time my kids are of voting age.
I know, I know. Some of America's bullshit - racism, the patriarchy, homophobia - has been going on forever, for generations upon generations. That is so depressing. And so maybe, in 18 years, my kids will be facing the same bullshit homophobia that Mike Pence traffics in. I sincerely hope not. But I also kind of... optimistically think not? Like, just in the last 20 years, the whole “renegotiation of gender” (using Howard Dean's words - heya, there's another old timey politician, eh) what with the 2013 Supreme Court decision re: gay marriage, the #MeToo movement, and the growing visibility and acceptance of transgender folks, a lot has changed! In my lifetime! Like, when I was 15, being gay or lesbian was very progressive and different (and, in some parts of America, lethally dangerous). Corporate pride parades would have been unfathomable to me. So I do really hope - and expect! - my kids to be facing a very different and better gender world.
Anyway, with all that ADULT SOCIO-POLITICAL BAGGAGE out of the way, this is a kids book! How does my kid actually like it! So I think the illustrations are gorgeous, and this has actually been in heavy rotation for the last couple weeks.
A wonderful book, for many different reasons. I've read it twice, ready for online school assembly, next week.
A book about gay bunnies that leaves a smile on your face from beginning to end. Completely adorable, thanks John Oliver!
4.5 stars “That's because my grandpa is the Vice President. His name is Mike Pence. But this story is not going to be about him. Because he isn't very fun.”LOL! Beautiful artwork, beautiful message about tolerance, love and difference. Love is love <3100% of the proceeds go to The Trevor Project <3 and AIDS United.
John Olivers “F Mike Pence” story of gay bunnies is just brilliant way to highlight the bigotry from our VP.
A really cute and wonderfully written book for children and adults especially you Mr. Pence. A book has a very simple message and that's love is love is love is love. Listened to the Audible version, because the book isn't available in India. Kudos to John Oliver for turning this into a brilliant swerve which actually does good for everyone.