Now there's a version, complete with more of the gorgeous, yet weirdly
subversive illustrations. The best part? It's still funny. The rhythms,
the plodding rhymes, the illustrations, the clever play on the overused
trope of the world at bedtime -- they all work together to take
Seriously, Just Go to Sleep beyond parody and into the realm where
good children's books belong: things that parents, and children, can
honestly come to from different places and enjoy together. I can imagine
reading Seriously, Go to Sleep nightly, and even to the point where
you're begging the child to choose something else (the ultimate
compliment for a picture book) and yet still finding something to enjoy.
It captures a different 'zeitgeist' of modern parenting.
--New York Times
From the team that touched off the irreverent humor trend Go the F**k
to Sleep, author Adam Mansbach and illustrator Ricardo Cortes, comes a
new kid-friendly version of their instant comic classic. Seriously,
Just Go to Sleep brings children in on the joke, helping them
understand their own tactics and why their parents just want them to go
. . . to sleep.
--Publishers Weekly
Critical success for the original Go the F*** to Sleep, a #1 best
seller at: New York Times, Amazon.com, Wall Street Journal,
Publishers Weekly, and many more!
Seriously, Just Go to Sleep is the G-rated, traditional-sized,
children's version of the book every parent has been talking about. Go
the F*** to Sleep, the picture book for adults, became a cultural
sensation by striking a universal chord for parents. Now, Adam Mansbach
and Ricardo Cortés reunite with Seriously, Just Go to Sleep, inviting
the children themselves in on the joke. As parents know, kids are well
aware of how difficult they can be at bedtime. With Cortés's updated
illustrations (including a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson, who
narrated the audio book version of Go the F*** to Sleep) and
Mansbach's new child-appropriate narrative, the book allows kids to
recognize their tactics, giggle at their own mischievousness, and
empathize with their parents' struggles--a perspective most children's
books don't capture. Most importantly, it provides a common ground for
children and their parents to talk about one of the most stressful
aspects of parenting.
Seriously, Just Go to Sleep came to be when Mansbach read a highly
censored rendition of the original book to his three-year-old daughter,
and she recognized herself as the culprit and was delighted. We were
getting a lot of feedback from parents, saying that their kids loved the
book--read in an altered form--because they recognized themselves in the
character of the mischievous kid who's winning the bedtime battle, and
thought it was hilarious. So we figured we'd do a companion volume that
lets kids in on the fun.
