{"product_id":"seriously-just-go-to-sleep-9781617750786","title":"Seriously, Just Go to Sleep","description":"\"Now there's a version, complete with more of the gorgeous, yet weirdly subversive illustrations . . . that you can read to your children . . . 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 \u003cem\u003eSeriously, Just Go to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eSeriously, Just Go to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSERIOUSLY, JUST GO TO SLEEP\u003c\/em\u003e IS THE G-RATED\u003c\/strong\u003e, traditional-sized, children's version of the book every parent has been talking about. G\u003cem\u003eo the F**k to Sleep, \u003c\/em\u003e the picture book for adults, became a cultural sensation by striking a universal chord for parents. Now, Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés reunite with \u003cem\u003eSeriously, Just Go to Sleep, \u003c\/em\u003e 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 audiobook version of \u003cem\u003eGo the F**k to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeriously, Just Go to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617750786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 11.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 12 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adam Mansbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600542531765,"sku":"9781617750786","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d46b2bc8-cad9-4537-955e-e3b7bdf1bc8e.jpg?v=1707209836","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/seriously-just-go-to-sleep-9781617750786","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}