Go the Fuck to Sleep

by Adam Mansbach

Ricardo Cortes (Illustrator)

Go the Fuck to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate and refreshingly honest, it captures the familiar and unspoken tribulations of putting your child to bed for the night. Colourfully illustrated and hilariously funny, this is a breath of fresh air for parents new, old and expectant.*

*(You probably shouldn't read this to your children.)

• ISBN10: 0857862669
• ISBN13: 9780857862662
• Publish Date: 16 June 2011 (first published 14 June 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Canongate Books
• Edition: Main
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[remo]

Una tontada de libro. Refleja en unas pocas nanas toda la desesperación de un padre que no consigue dormir a su hijo. Perlas selectas:

The cats nestle close to their kittens now.
The lambs have laid down with the sheep.
You’re cozy and warm in your bed, my dear
Please go the fuck to sleep.

O también:

All the kids from daycare are in dreamland.
The froggie has made his last leap.
Hell no you can't go to the bathroom.
You know where you can go?
The fuck to sleep.

Hay una versión en Audible leída por Samuel L. Jackson que promete. El libro no tiene más pero es un detalle gracioso.

[jeannamichel]

Parents, have you ever had your precious bundle of joy just not want to fall asleep? Well, you are not alone. This picture book is finally here for you. It puts a sarcastic tone to a frustrating activity that happens almost every night: making your kid fall asleep.

This book is really deceiving and fantastic at the same time. It has a children’s book feel to it but with a closer look, it is meant for an older audience. With the f-word inscribed behind a picture of a moon, it is truly something that is unique to all readers.

It is one of the most hilarious books I have ever encountered. I barely could enjoy the wonderful illustrations because I was crying from laughing so hard. The writing style is of that you would hear in a children’s picture book; it rhymes and has illustrations that look child-like, pictures of animals and landscapes. It is great that {author’s name} took those pictures and wrote to them as beautifully without losing his style of satire.

If you are a parent and haven’t read this yet, go open it up. You are missing the book that will definitely make you laugh until you cry.

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

If you ever get a chance to read this, it is very amusing. Also the audiobook with Samuel L Jackson narrating is pure gold.