19.9.11

Go The F*ck To Sleep By Adam Mansbach

Written in the style of a children's book, ''Go the F to Sleep'' unabashingly drops the F-bomb in the text-
Dina Santorelli

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read- 
The four of us laughed our A$$'s off when I read it out loud- over and over. 
My monkeys are just old enough to appreciate the humor and see some of their own transparent antics in play.  They also happen to think it is hilarious when an adult says the F word.  
(Having said that they know not to use it- at least in front of adults- I'm a realist and far from a saint).

The story is that the author, Adam Mansbach, was exasperated with his 2yo taking so long to fall asleep- 
He posted on Facebook "Look out for my forthcoming children’s book, Go the — to Sleep"
and got positive feedback from many of his friends, so he wrote the book! 
I love: 'how it came about' stories like this!

Every page is 'the best' but this one rings particularly true for me: 

This one reminds me of my 2yo niece CP who we spent a few weeks with this summer
My amazing SIL, who's a much more patient mother than I, spent hours trying to get her daughter to nap- CP who was potty training at the time used this excuse often-

This one reminds me of my youngest- who needs a lot of 'friends' and Zombie Spray to sleep
Have you read this book?

13 comments:

Diana Mieczan said...

My friend got it for her kiddos the other week and I totally agree, its a very cool book:) Have a lovely Monday. Kisses

Sara said...

I haven't read it but a couple fb friends have posted about it. Thanks for posting the inside ... the lyrics are catchy! And funny. It took forever for my son to fall a sleep @ night and nap, but for some reason I was determined that he would...probably because he was tired and bumping into walls. I don't think he would remember all the excuses he used though!

Megan said...

I have never read that one, lol. i'm kind of doubting that our library has it :-)

Mama Gone Green said...

I read this online a few months ago and loved it... now if only I could actually read it to my child (who is currently waking up about once an hour!!!!!)

Barbara von Enger said...

My sister has this for her children. been told good things about it.

k said...

aahaha that is so awesome, this is the first time i've seen the pages!!!

A Crimson Kiss said...

Too damn funny-I love this book! I feel for my parents whenever I see it-I had terrible colic as a kid and I was such a pain!

Amber said...

my sister in law got this book at her baby shower and everyone was cracking up. It really is hilarious.

Shari said...

Victoria just bought this book for her younger brother this past weekend! It is hilarious!

Clair said...

Hilarious!!! I went to the library
to have a look-there are a couple of hundred people ahead of me.
Clair

heather said...

i have seen this a couple of times and have been saying how i need it! now i really need it! and from your stories, it sounds like i won't get rest again EVER!

Jump into A Book said...

This is the funniest book! I met the author when I was in New York in May. Everyone was talking about this book and they had a hard time keeping it stocked. Very authentic book and so funny.

Traveling Distances said...

I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by Samuel L. Jackson which made it extra hilarious.

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