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Go the F**k to Sleep

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I have to admit, when I first received a copy of this book, I thought it was a joke. A very funny joke, but I had no idea it was an actual book meant for general publication. The fact that it has been so popular shows that I'm not the only person who enjoyed the joke!

So what is this book all about? Simple. It's about the frustration a parent can feel trying to get their young child (2-6 years or so) to bed. The book is beautifully drawn like a children's book, uses rhymes like a children's book, but drops a frustrated f-bomb on every page. The book rants about having to read one more book, calling nonsense on frequent requests for water, and similar situations (I love the last page!). I think the book is both so funny and so successful because a lot of parents can empathize with the feelings in the book.

Now I should mention that this book isn't for children. It also isn't for parents with children who never had problems going to sleep. Or parents who strongly disapprove of swearing. Or parents who won't like humor. Or parents who had so much free time and/or support that they didn't mind spending hours getting a child to sleep (or maybe getting the nanny to do it). For the rest of parents, as witnessed by the absolutely huge industry in "how to get your child to sleep" books, getting your child to sleep is often a major battle, chore, and/or energy drain.

The tone of the book is hopefully lighthearted enough for no one to confuse it with a parent actually wanting to put down their child or verbally injure/insult them. Rather, it's a reflection of the frustration good parents sometimes feel when their best efforts to get a child to sleep just aren't working. For the tenth night in a row. With that in mind, I found the book to be a very funny salute to the parents out there who are either going through "sleep warfare" right now, or who have been through it with their kids in the past. Keeping in mind my disclaimers above about who this book is for (i.e., most parents and definitely not their children), I can honestly say that this is one of the best parenting books I've ever come across. No, it won't help you get your child to sleep. But maybe it will let you know that a lot of other parents are in the exact same boat. And sometimes that's all you need to get you over the stress of putting your little angel(s) to bed.

Great doing business. Items came quickly, and I'm very pleased. I've wanted these books for a long time, and They're just hilarious. Every parent should have, but not necessarily read it to your child LOL

This book is a must for any parents who have or had have kids!! Not for everyone, of course, given the title, but the humour found in its pages will ressonate with everyone with kids! In the wee hours of the night, a quick read of this book will ease the thoughts of being the ONLY one in the world without sleep at the hands of your little ones!! Testimonial to the fact that we all go through this as parents!!

I gave my husband this book for fathers day. It was a great relief to know that my daughter isn't the only devil that doesn't like to go to sleep. We keep it out for company to read when they come over.

It's always a great laugh and really is a great book!

I was so happy to have found this book. My friend and I share a very odd sense of humour and I knew he would love this. I think anyone that finds this offensive is kind of ... missing the point. Or missing the "sense of humour" gene. Loved it! Also, there is an audio tape you can buy that has SAMUEL L. JACKSON reading this book. How... what... I don't.. that is just amazing.

This book is hilarious. It's a must read for every parent as we have all had nights just like this.

If you have kids then you will relate to this and have a great laugh. If you don't have kids, you probably will not find it funny.

This book is hilarious! Ive bought three copies, they make great gifts! Everyone loves it when they open it. I will probably buy many more:)

This book was exactly the item I was looking for my cousins baby shower. She will get a kick out of the cute rhymes and foul language lol

Bought it as a baby gift for a first time dad. It was a big hit for the whole family and all the friends who saw it. We read it over and over