Johnny the Walrus

Johnny the Walrus is a children's picture book written by Daily Wire host Matt Walsh. It allegorically compares being transgender to pretending to be a walrus, through the story of a child named Johnny who pretends to be a walrus.[1]

Johnny the Walrus
AuthorMatt Walsh
IllustratorK. Reece
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature, Satire
PublisherDW Books
Publication date
March 29, 2022
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages30
ISBN9781956007053

Summary

In the book, Johnny is a little boy with an imagination who dresses up as a walrus by using spoons as tusks. When "internet people" find out that Johnny enjoys being a walrus, he is forced to decide between being a boy or a walrus, and he is not allowed to change his mind.[1]

Reception

Johnny the Walrus became the best-selling book in Amazon's LGBTQ+ category before Amazon recategorized it on December 10, 2021, to the Political and Social Commentary category.[1][2] In response, Walsh called the recategorization "an unconscionable attack on gay rights and a horrific example of homophobia and gay erasure".[2] GLAAD, an LGBT media monitoring organization, had previously called for Amazon to remove the book from its LGBTQ+ category.[2] Also on December 10, Target removed the book from its online bookstore.[2]

On December 11, 2021, media personality Ashley St. Clair accused Walsh of stealing the idea and plot for Johnny the Walrus from her children's book Elephants Aren't Birds, which was published in July 2021.[3]

See also

References
  1. Migdon, Brooke (2021-12-09). "Amazon bestseller compares being trans to pretending to be a walrus". The Hill. Retrieved 2021-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Midgon, Brooke (2021-12-10). "Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus". The Hill. Retrieved 11 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Sommer, Will (2021-12-11). "Right-Wingers Are Feuding… Over Their Crazy Kid Books". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 13 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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