"We've all been there: It's 10 at night, you've read Good Night Moon six times, and rocked your dear child for two hours. And, still, when you dare to look down at their angelic face, their eyes are still open.
It was a moment like that — "when you begin to contemplate the idea that you will never again leave this room" — that gave Adam Mansbach the idea for a storybook that, as Mark reported earlier, has become the talk of the town."
"The owls fly forth from the treetops.
Through the air, they soar and they sweep.
A hot crimson rage fills my heart, love
For real, shut the [expletive] up and sleep.
The cubs and the lions are snoring,
Wrapped in a big snuggly heap.
You're cute as hell and smart as [expletive]
But why in the [expletive] won't you sleep"
- From Go The F**k to Sleep, by Adam Mansbach
"Of course, the book has received criticism, especially from parents who say they love their children so much, they enjoy every second with them — even when they're struggling to go to sleep.
To that Mansbach responds with typical flair: "They're full of [expletive]," he said."
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