Publisher's summary

Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep.

Go the F--k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach’s profane, affectionate, and radically honest verses perfectly capture the familiar - and unspoken - tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, he opens up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations and laugh at their absurdity.

Beautiful, subversive, and pants-wettingly funny, Go the F**k to Sleep is a book for parents new, old, and expectant. Due to its explicit language, you probably should not play it for your children.

Feel free to share the link to this page with tired parents and other people who could use a good swear and a laugh.

©2011 Adam Mansbach. Cover Illustration © 2011 Ricardo Cortes. (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Publisher's summary

Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep.

Go the F--k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach’s profane, affectionate, and radically honest verses perfectly capture the familiar - and unspoken - tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, he opens up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations and laugh at their absurdity.

Beautiful, subversive, and pants-wettingly funny, Go the F**k to Sleep is a book for parents new, old, and expectant. Due to its explicit language, you probably should not play it for your children.

Feel free to share the link to this page with tired parents and other people who could use a good swear and a laugh.

©2011 Adam Mansbach. Cover Illustration © 2011 Ricardo Cortes. (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

About the Performer

Appearing in well over 100 films, Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Jackson’s portrayal of Jules, the philosopher hitman, in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction made an indelible mark on American cinema. In addition to unanimous critical acclaim, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as well as a Best Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Jackson can most recently be seen starring alongside Maggie Q in Lionsgate’s The Protégé. Jackson can also be seen reunited with Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds for Lionsgate’s The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Earlier in 2021, Jackson starred in the newest Saw sequel, Spiral, with Chris Rock and Max Minghella.
In 2020, Jackson was seen in the EPIX docuseries Enslaved, which he also executive produced with LaTanya Richardson Jackson. He also starred opposite Anthony Mackie in the Apple drama The Banker.
Jackson’s career began onstage upon his graduation from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a degree in dramatic arts.

Critic reviews

"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)
"Finally, someone tells it like it really is. This is no-guilt funny and a godsend!" (Cristina Garcia, author of The Lady Matador's Hotel, mother of one)
"The viral phenomenon comes to audio in this clever adaptation of Mansbach's "children's book for adults." NOT a family-friendly listen, this audio will have you giggling and looking around to see if anyone else heard what just came through the speakers. Samuel L. Jackson, known for his foul-mouthed onscreen characters to begin with, is a perfect choice for such a lovingly irreverent audiobook. The desperation in his voice rises as the child, who is the object of the parental pleading, refuses to cooperate. By the end, both seasoned and expectant parents will be alternating between laughing and cringing at the exasperation in Jackson's tongue-in-cheek narration. The production begins with a casual introduction from Jackson, which appears to act as an apology for what's to come, as if Jackson (and author, producers, etc.) wants to assure the listener not to worry—despite everything, we DO love our children very much. Even when they refuse to go the f--k to sleep." ( AudioFile)

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Joy!

I love listening to this. I giggle as I settle down to sleep. Samuel is great

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sam jackson thats all i gotta say

What made the experience of listening to Go the F--k to Sleep the most enjoyable?

sam l jackson

What was one of the most memorable moments of Go the F--k to Sleep?

sam l jackson

What about Samuel L. Jackson’s performance did you like?

fucking everything this was amazing and funny

If you could rename Go the F--k to Sleep, what would you call it?

sam l jackson tells you to go the fuck to sleep

Any additional comments?

GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP

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Good but...

It made me chuckle a couple of times because it pegged some of my children's bed time antics. For those with out children, you can easily imagine the frustration of the parent of the child in the story. Samuel L. Jackson did a vary good job narrating and I wouldn't mind hearing more narrations by him. Now for the "but...", the cursing in the story bothered me more than I thought it would. Yes, I expected there to be some "F" bombs scattered through out the book. I did not expect them to occur in nearly every other sentence. I am glad that I got this book as a promo because I would have been disappointed, due to the cursing, if I had purchased it.

It is a funny book, but you will not want to play the audio version for your children.

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Not for kids.

Would you try another book from Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes (cover illustration) and/or Samuel L. Jackson?

Yes but not for kids.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Not go the F--K to sleep.

Which scene was your favorite?

The end.

Did Go the F--k to Sleep inspire you to do anything?

How not to go the F--K to sleep.

Any additional comments?

Go the F--K to sleep.

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Parents, let Samuel Jackson read YOU a story!

Told in the tradition of a lovely bedtime read for kids...sort of...but don't let your kids listen in! Unless, of course, they're adults and have kids of their own. Samuel L. Jackson is the perfect narrator for this short spoof on a kid's picture book. Any parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc., who is familiar with the bedtime routine of "I want a drink of water!" "I can't sleep!" will appreciate this drily witty, if explicit, audio book version of a picture book for grownups.

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You can't go wrong with Samuel L Jackson

Absolutely LOVED it! Narrator makes it hilarious. Worth the short play time for a listen!

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Short but Sweet

Would you listen to Go the F--k to Sleep again? Why?

No. Because its short on content.

What other book might you compare Go the F--k to Sleep to and why?

None

Which character ??? as performed by Samuel L. Jackson ??? was your favorite?

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Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and did.

Any additional comments?

Really funny and something most parents can identify with.

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Sam Jackson makes this book!

the story is ok. The narration by Sam Jackson makes this a MUST LISTEN!!!!!

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Loved it

Samuel L. Jackson is the best. He makes the story a whole lot funnier and entertaining.

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Amazing.

There really wasn't anyone else on earth that could have narrated this better than Sam Jackson.

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