Matt Walsh’s bestselling children’s book removed from Target’s website

On Friday morning, Walsh posted on Twitter a photo of an unavailable product on Target's website, which was revealed to be his recently-released children's book, Johnny the Walrus, that draws comparisons to the transgender movement.

"The canceling begins. Target has removed Johnny the Walrus from their website. No explanation has been given," wrote Walsh.

Johnny the Walrus tells the story of a little boy named Johnny. Johnny believes he's a walrus, even donning wooden spoons for ivory tusks and striped tube socks for fins to dress up as the large-sized Arctic animal.

Johnny's mother at first just follows along, believing it's just an innocent game of make believe. She is attacked on social media by "Stop Anti-Walrusism" activists, who call Johnny's mother "literally walrusphobic," demanding she respect his pronouns, "he/him/walrux," and enable her son's transition to full-on walrushood.

Caving to the demands, she covers Johnny in itchy grey make-up, bathes the boy in ice-cold water, and feeds the young child "wormones."

The book quickly shot to the top of Amazon's best sellers list in the LGBTQ+ category, with left-wing activists demanding that Amazon remove the book from the category. The book is no longer ranked in the LGBTQ+ category, but now ranks #1 in political commentary & opinion, #6 in humor, and #6 in children's humor.

The book sold out on the platform in just 24 hours, with Amazon stating that a new release of the book on March 29, 2022. It is unclear if Target removed the book due to being sold out, or for other reasons unnamed.

"I am beginning to feel deeply marginalized and unsafe as an LGBT author and thought leader," Walsh continued in the Twitter thread Friday morning. "Jussie Smollett is not the victim of an anti-gay hate crime but I am."