Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

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HBO's Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver presents a children's book about a Very Special boy bunny who falls in love with another boy bunny.

Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with his Grampa Mike Pence, the former Vice President of the United States. But on this Very Special Day, Marlon's life is about to change forever …

With its message of tolerance and advocacy, this charming bunny book for kids explores issues of same sex marriage and democracy. Sweet, funny, and beautifully illustrated, this better Bundo book is dedicated to every bunny who has ever felt different.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER: A runaway hit that hopped to the top of the charts nationwide! As John Oliver explained on the Ellen DeGeneres talk show, his book’s gay Marlon Bundo gets married to his bunny boyfriend “because that’s the world we want to live in.”

A PETER RABBIT BOOK FOR MODERN FAMILIES: Love is love in one of the few picture books that is equally a satisfying bedtime story and a timely and vital LGBTQ book for children (and their grownups).

POPULAR AUDIOBOOK: The audiobook version is read by Jim Parsons and special guests Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jeff Garlin, Ellie Kemper, John Lithgow, Jack McBrayer, and RuPaul.

Perfect for:

• Fans of John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Samantha Bee
• Go-to gift for children's birthdays, same-sex couples welcoming a new baby, and friends who love parody humor
• Parents seeking the best books about love and marriage to share with their kids
• Adding to the shelf with books like And Tango Makes Three, Julián Is a Mermaid, Whose Boat Is This Boat?, and Go the F**k to Sleep

“Parents who want kids to know love is love will feel good helping their kids build values, but they’re also handing them a funny, thoughtful, well-written, and well-illustrated story.”
-Fatherly“Above all, this is a sweet and funny book about of tolerance, friendship, and the one message even our youngest kids can grasp perhaps more easily than perhaps any other: Love is love. I know my own kids would love getting this for Easter.” – Cool Mom Picks”Every once in awhile, you come across a book that is not only well-written, but that had the potential to be revolutionary. A Day In The Life of Marlon Bundo is one of those books, especially because it is a bold, humorous, and heartening tribute to ‘any bunny who has ever felt different’. Similarly, it is also a jab at the ‘Stink Bugs’ of the world who don’t understand how others can lead lives unlike their own…an important book that acknowledges and celebrates our differences.”
-Davenport, IA Library”…an ideal children’s book for a new generation and a Pride-approved addition to any coffee table.”
– Boise Weekly“This is a spectacular children’s book, one that stresses the most important lessons of love, democracy and acceptance…I won’t wreck the ending, but I will say there is good reason to make this a bestseller. Any children’s book that can move me to mist up because, ultimately, love does conquer all, is a book worth sharing.”
—The Star-Ledger“An affirming book for children that goes beyond the adults-only type of parody titles that have gained popularity in recent years.” –School Library Journal”It’s unbelievably adorable.” –Scary Mommy“What makes A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo particularly strong is that, while an unabashed political parody, it also stands on its own as a children’s book. It would have been easy for John Oliver’s team to lean heavily on the gimmick of satirizing a loathed figure in American politics, but they instead focused on developing a charming story with genuinely funny jokes, making a story for kids that have little interest in keeping up with the news (which would be most kids).”
–Globe Mail“An accomplished parody… there’s much for kids to like in the funny, earnest cast of anthropomorphic animals.”
–Publishers Weekly “Sweet and incredibly lovable”
-WomansDay.com”Hilarious and charming.”
–People Magazine“This cute, funny, and inclusive picture book has a positive message about celebrating who you are and loving whom you want.” – Common Sense Media“Bedtime stories are great for putting kids to sleep, but in our house, we prefer stories like A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo that help us stay woke.”
-Misha Collins, Actor, Activist and Parent”A joy… Ignore the grumbling about Oliver turning the bunny America deserves into a metaphor for partisan politics, because the book is a 40-page triumph.”
–Esquire“Good for a chuckle for adults who support LGBTQ rights.” -Kirkus Reviews“A work of political satire that is also a great children’s book.” -Anita Silvey, author of 100 Best Books for Children and Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book

Additional information

Weight	1 oz
Dimensions	0.5 × 10.25 × 10.25 in
Series	HBO
Imprint	Chronicle Books
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09781452173801
ISBN-10	145217380X
Audience	General / adult
BISAC	JUV060000, JUV013020
Subjects	gay, childerns, oliver, suitable, bundo, appropriate, john, same, bunny, tale, picture, rabbit, beautiful, JUV013020, childrens, time, feminist, JUV060000, lgbt, behavior, love, sex, children, marriage, LGBTQ, queer, baby, kids, book, animal, Books