June 7th, 2011
Listen, Kid
Here's a children's bedtime story that won't put you to sleep.
Tired of being the good parent? Novelist and dad Adam Mansbach has a lullaby for you: Go The F*** To Sleep. Published by Akashic Books and leaked on the web to uproarious cheers of relief, the book is a satirical and hilarious pastiche of popular sleepytime tales—for when the originals just aren't doing sh**. Choice quote: “The eagles who soar through the sky are at rest / And the creatures who crawl, run and creep. / I know you're not thirsty. That's bullsh**. Stop lying. / Lie the f*** down, my darling, and sleep.”
Not so tender is the night. —SNP
$15 at Type Books, 883 Queen St. W., Toronto or 427 Spadina Rd., Toronto, http://typebooks.ca
