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Go the F**k to Sleep Hardcover – 16 Jun 2011

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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books; Main edition (16 Jun. 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0857862650
  • ISBN-13: 978-0857862655
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 0.9 x 21.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (305 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Total genius" (Jonathan Lethem, author of MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, father of two)

"A children's book for grown-ups! I really did laugh out loud-hilarious!" (David Byrne, musician, father of one)

"Beautiful, brilliant, funny as fuck. A new Contented Little Baby Book for the discontented parent" (Helen Walsh, author of GO TO SLEEP, mother of one)

"The secret anthem of tired parents everywhere" (Bliss Boyard, author of ONE DROP: MY FATHER'S HIDDEN LIFE, mother of two)

"This is the most honest children's book ever written. And it's f*cking hilarious" (A.J. Jacobs, author of THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY, father of three)

"Finally, someone tells it like it really is. This is no-guilt funny and a godsend!" (Cristina García, author of THE LADY MATADOR'S HOTEL, mother of one)

"An instantly recognisable and timeless theme tune for bleary-eyed parents everywhere - a hymn to the horrors of bedtime. Beautifully crafted, rhythmical, affectionate, profane and searingly honest, it is very funny." (Alex Frean Times)

"Hilariously funny, it gets the tone bang on - and it's comforting to know bedtime is a universally fraught experience." (News of the World)

"A gleeful howl of blasphemy.. for the exhausted parent, nudged to the brink of sanity by lack of sleep, GTFTS is more than a reason to snigger - it's a gesture of compassion." (Benjamin Secher Daily Telegraph)

"it subverts accepted notions of what is meant by 'good' parenting...a clever conceit, executed with panache" (The Lady)

"cult bedtime nursery rhyme... Samuel L Jackson invests his reading with the sympathetic intelligence and undertow of menace, recognisable from his great cinema roles" (Karen Robinson The Sunday Times Culture Magazine)

"Beautifully illustrated... a bonding experience for exhausted parents for generations to come" (Belfast Telegraph Evening)

"subverts accepted notions of what is meant by 'good' parenting... it is genuinely funny" (The Lady)

"clever conceit, executed with panache" (The Lady)

"Bedtime stories will never be the same again" (Viv Groskop The Guardian)

"dreamy illustrations are a perfect match" (Alexandra Frean The Times)

"an instantly recognisable and timeless theme tune for bleary-eyed parents everywhere - a hymn to the horrors of bedtime. Beautifully crafted, rhythmical affectionate, profane and honest, it is very funny" (Alexandra Frean The Times)

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A good book, I'm sure, but in a Kindle format it just doesn't quite work. The art is low resolution, and the text sits uncomfortably below. Kind of ruins it.
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This is a fantastically funny book! I bought it as a secret santa present and when I read it not only did i laugh out loud but also related to it too! As you read from start to finish it starts off fairly tame and you feel the frustration build as the book goes on and the tension of the parents builds and the kid will not sleep!! Most parents should empathise with this book in some form!! Funny!
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My child seemed a bit confused when I tried to read her this story.
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love this little book!
bought it for friends when they had a baby.
you can also find it beeing read by werner herzhog online- its pricelessly hilarious!
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This is absolutely fabulous, it is story that says what most parents think but never say. Is funny and every word is true! A must for all new parents that have a sense of humour.
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This indeed a very funny book, to which any parent coud relate to... Both my wife and I liked it... Thinking of buying a few more for friends... Pity it's short, I hope there will be a second volume !
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This book should be given out as you leave the hospital with your newborn. A must for parents of multiples it alows you to have a giggle at what can be the most challenging part of parenting; SLEEP DEPRIVATION!!!
I bought this for my partner and we often just read a couple of pages for a giggle.
Beautifully written in the style of a classic rhyming children's book and traditionally illustrated but given a very adult edge with the humorous use of language
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I wish this book had been out when my daughter was small. I still shudder at those nights of trying to get her to go to and stay in bed. Sigh...

A fun book, that should ease the guilt that all parents get injected with at the moment of conception. Yep it's OK to really really annoyed with your kid. they are, in fact, ANNOYING! but that doesn't mean you don't love them and aren't a fantastic parent.

more of this kind of parenting book please!
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