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April 1, 2018 by Travis Jonker

Bunny Beef: Pence Family Claps Back at John Oliver Over Picture Book Parody

April 1, 2018 by Travis Jonker   2 comments

First there was this:

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The Pence family pet, Marlon Bundo, starred in a picture book:

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Then there was this:

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Comedian John Oliver released a parody of the book:

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Today, the beef continues.

The Pence family announced the immediate publication of a new book Marlon Bundo’s Bad Dream.

The premise? That Bundo’s last adventure, the spoof by John Oliver, was all a dream and never really happened.

Marlon Bundos Bad Dream copy

Bundo’s handlers have also been active on social media, denouncing Oliver using @the_real_bundo Twitter handle:

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Click here to read an excerpt from Marlon Bundo’s Bad Dream

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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Comments

  1. Carter Higgins says

    April 1, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    TRAVIS. *lolol*

  2. Sondy says

    April 5, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    You GOT me! (Should have checked the date of the post!)

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