Hot House Flowers is an illustrated, allegorical children's book written and self-published by Brooklyn criminal court judge John H. Wilson, which compares illegal immigration to dandelions which overrun a greenhouse.

Steven Banks, chief attorney for the Legal Aid Society, has requested an inquiry by the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct, alleging that the book demonstrates Wilson's inability to act impartially in illegal immigration cases.

"[3] Margaret Fung, executive director of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, stated: "I would hate to be an immigrant in his courtroom.

"[2] Tim Bueler, a spokesman for the Minuteman Project, praised the book as giving "great insight to children and families on the issue of illegal immigration.

"[5] Lewis Black, a commentator for The Daily Show, characterised the book as "combining the charm of The Hungry Caterpillar with the subtlety of a Brooklyn criminal judge.