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Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortés
Go the Fuck to Sleep
A profanity-laced bedtime book for parents. Not for reading to kids — for commiserating with other exhausted adults.
$6.39
This is a 32-page hardcover picture book that captures every frustrated thought a parent has during the nightly battle to get a toddler to sleep. It's illustrated like a children's book, but the text is absolutely not for children.
You can read the whole thing in one sitting. Most people flip through it once, laugh, and then leave it on the coffee table for guests to discover.
It's only funny if the person you're giving it to will appreciate profanity and dark humor about parenting. If they're easily offended or think bedtime should be sacred, this is the wrong gift.
Why it works
- Captures the universal frustration of bedtime in a way that's actually funny.
- Short enough to finish in five minutes.
- Hardcover format makes it feel more like a keepsake than a throwaway joke.
Who it's for
- A parent currently in the trenches with a toddler who won't sleep.
- Someone who finds humor in the honest, messy parts of parenting.
What to know
- Contains explicit language on every page. Not for reading to children.
- The joke wears thin if you're not currently living through bedtime battles.
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