Seriously, Just Go to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

Seriously, Just Go to Sleep Reviews

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  Alina

  This is the 'sensible' version, the one you can actually read to your children, but it can't compare with the other one (
  Go the F--k to Sleep), especially the audio version, read by Samuel L. Jackson (see here, but after you make sure your kids aren't around:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb0t9...)
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  Empress Reece (Hooked on Books)

  Before I read this, I thought this was like a "part 2" of Go the F*ck to Sleep but it's actually just a clean version of it. It honestly didn't have quite the same effect I thought, but if you want to read to your kids or buy as a gift for someone who can't handle a few cuss words, then this would be the one to get.
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  Jeremy

  I can read this version to my girls, but not
  this version.
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  Lynsey is Reading

  This is the children-friendly version of the book "Go the **** to Sleep*
  
  I read this to my children. I believe it's more or less the same wording as the original version, except, of course, for the last line on each page containing profanity.
  
  I read this to my three little ones aged 7, 8 and 10. They're at the age where their senses of humour are well developed and they could enjoy the gentle teasing nature of this book. They could also recognise many of the scenarios featured because, let's face it, they've also tried every trick in the book to delay going to bed by another few minutes! Didn't we all?
  
  Recommended for ages 4-10.
  Review Copy: Received from the publisher for an honest review
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  Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com

  Hilarious kid friendly version of the beloved Go the F*** to Sleep. It still has all the humor and flair without the choice swear words. It is still a delight to read and will get loads of laughs from both adults and kids alike. It captures the not so glorious part of parenting and the struggle to get your kids to just settle down at the end of the night and go to sleep. I think this is a must for all parents. 5 stars
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  Paul Hankins

  A sanitized version of the popular book from last year. Cleaned-up, but I am still thinking that this one really belongs in a ladder with ASLEEP IN 60 SECONDS or SPINSTER GOOSE ("fun" for adult readers with a pinch of nostalgia). If you read the original, there is nothing to see here. . .
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  Dane Cobain

  Adult version of Go the Fuck to Sleep.
  
  
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  Alex Baugh

  This is the cleaned up version of Adam Mansbach original book Go the F*%# to Sleep, but it is still a book aimed a tired, harried parents not at their babies and/or toddlers. I suspect all parents have been pushed to the point that the parents in this book have reached (I know I have on occasion, but luckily my Kiddo was pretty good about going to bed), but somehow I just didn't find this book very appealing, and although the illustrations were very nice, words and text just didn't compliment each other.
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  Mag

  I love good children books. Ever since I read an unparliamentary version of this book on the internet, I chuckled at the real unadulterated frustration that came from its words. Yes, I've been there, too. Now I got my own copy of it thanks to First Reads, and the even though what I received is a perfectly clean and politically correct copy, I will always secretly remember what it originally said and chuckle to myself every time I read it.
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  Susan S.C.C.L.

  This is the G-rated version of the R-rated book. Having read the original adult, R-rated version first, I found that this book was definitely not as engaging or humorous. As a ryhming bedtime story for children it works, but at times seems to be a bit off because of the changes made to make it child friendly.
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  Ron

  I came across this title while reading Why We Sleep. This is the "cleaned up" version of the author's original title. There really isn't anything special here other than a parent wanting his kid to go to sleep.
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  Michele

  This is a short book, maybe 20 pages. I don't have small children at home anymore but I can remember feeling this way. It made me laugh. Recommend to mothers struggling with getting their little ones to sleep.
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  Stacy

  This is a great book specially for parents with little ones who won’t go to sleep. I really liked it because this is my life. My dear daughter doesn’t like going to sleep and reading this book made me laugh because it was so close to my life.
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  David Lipely

  A cleaner version of the classic go the F to sleep
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  Jessica Fenton

  A great option to the original that had the "f" word, but it's just funnier with the swearing.
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  Dina

  I chose to read the child friendly version to Camila. She did not seem amused.
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  Vaishali

  Had no idea there was a PG version.
  Very cute and nice twist at the end... though still unsure this qualifies as a children's book :)
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  Erica Baxter

  Not quite as funny as the adult version, but there is no adult language in this one. It's still cute and funny. A real reflection of adulting when you have a young child.
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  Gretchen

  I understand the purpose of the sanitized version, but I like the original so much more.
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  The UHQ Nasanta

  Narrated by Mark Grandfield.
  
  I think I listened to this one before? But not noted? Narrator okay but kind of...boring?
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  Cyndy

  The kid friendly version of Go the F**k to Sleep, just didn't do it for me.
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  Lucy Jade

  I thought this was book 2 of ‘Go The Fk To Sleep’ but it’s actually the kid friendly version! Not quite the same effect but still great.
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  Natalie {I'd So Rather Be Reading}

  This is the rated G, children's' version of the retelling of the book, Go the F**k to Sleep. The wildly popular adult version had parents cracking up at the real life bedtime nightmares that EVERY parent can relate too and mixed with the darling, foul F-bomb. When Samuel Jackson became the voice of the audio version, listeners LOST. IT. He somehow made the rhyming-like phrases and F-bomb deliver even more belly laughs. If you are curious, watch it HERE. If you are like me and loathe the F-bomb, DO NOT WATCH. He shouts it in an unapologetic tone.
  
  I wanted to read the story, and the G rated version was the best fit for me. It. Was. Hilarious. no F-bomb needed. Seriously, I could related to just about every page. This book nailed it when it comes to parenting and the bed time battle. First you start off all sweet and play to their little odd requests and then you gradually get to the point where you want to freaking pull out your hair, their hair and really begin to doubt your sanity.
  
  The illustrations are beautiful and there was one image that had me bent over laughing. Seriously, every time I look at it I want to cry-laugh. You know the kind of laugh you do because it's better to laugh than cry. It totally reminds me of my first year as a mother, when I realized that pulling an "all-nighter" had a horrifyingly new meaning when you became a parent.
  
  Read full review
  HERE
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  K2

  Clean version
• 
  Melanti

  I was first introduced to
  Go the Fuck to Sleep via Audible giving away the narration by Samuel L. Jackson. I'm not a parent, but I found it absolutely hilarious! And that hilarity just grew once I bought the ebook version and got to follow along.
  
  When I saw this book on Amazon, I initially thought it was a brand new book and was excited. However, it's just an ultra-sanitized kiddie version that's ultimately disappointing and lackluster. Maybe I just can't get Samuel L. Jackson's version out of my head but the rhythm seems way off (though it still rhymes) and the kindle illustrations are minuscule in size compared to the previous edition; they're less than a quarter the size of the originals. I suppose they'd be adequate in size for a little 7" tablet but for reading on a larger tablet or a PC, they're frustratingly small. Why didn't they keep the same resolution?
  
  I really want to give this one just one star because of these two issues and the ruined joke, but I think I'll just give it none and be neutral. I'm not the intended audience, obviously, and it's quite possible a 2 year old might find it funny.
  
  But you know, not all jokes have to be kid-friendly. Most of the best ones aren't.
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  Sue Morris

  Each spread has a similar 4-sentence verse, on backgrounds illustrating different children doing anything but sleeping. The illustrations are each beautiful scenes of children at different stages of development. There is the young child, presumably two-years-old, asleep on his stomach with two adorable cats—a mother and her kitten—and a baby lamb. Further in, is a child of maybe four, para-sailing into the scene, and another, my favorite, has a group of children gathered in a meadow playing numerous instruments.
  
  I never read the original version for adults. I will admit, I do not like the offensive word that was the real star of the original book. I understand the frustration of a getting an infant to sleep, or even more challenging, getting a toddler to bed, in bed, asleep. It can be nearly impossible at times.
  
  Throughout this updated version of Go the F***to Sleep the rhyming verses remain. Because of changing only the fourth line, without checking its pattern, the verses are often chunky and clunky.
  
  note: received book from the publisher,Akashic Books
  Original, full review at Kid Lit Reviews:
  http://kid-lit-reviews.com/2012/04/21...
• 
  Andrea

  [This review also appears on Andi's Kids Books.]
  
  Adam Mansbach rocked the social media world with his now classic picture book for adults called Go the F*ck to Sleep. Anyone who has had to put a child to bed could relate to that bone tired, desperate exhaustion of the adult whose child simply refuses to go to bed, no matter what. You can anticipate every argument the child has to give. One of my favorite parts is when the child is finally asleep and the parents prepare to sit down with their microwave popcorn to watch a movie. As soon as the microwave beeps that the popcorn is done, the child is up again. The parent just gives up and they all try again to go to sleep.
  
  That original version, of course, as not appropriate to read to children, considering its language. So, Mansbach decided to clean up the language and republish his tale as a children's story. The illustrations by Ricardo Cortes are vibrant and just as much fun as in the original, as they are the same.
  
  My only issue with reading this book to children is the fear that it could encourage them to not sleep. A skilled reader, though, would be able to turn it into a challenge for kids and trick them into going to sleep quickly. This is a fun one.
  
  I received an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
  
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  Pat

  Is there a person left on the planet who hasn't heard of 'Go the F**k to Sleep' from 2011? The book I gift to ANY adult who is even remotely considering having an angelic little baby. I would make it required reading for would-be parents planet-wide. Reading schedule starts at the prospective Mom & Dad's bedtime. Read repeatedly, quietly, loudly, pleading, begging, groveling, at wit's end, but continuously for at least three hours. Then go to bed and get up at your regular time and go to work. Do this for a minimum of one month. Then reconsider child-bearing options. Because babyhood is the easy part.
  
  But why not let the unsleepy kids in on their wide-eyed triumph? So the F-bomb was edited out and this highly amusing little G-rated book is the result. "Seriously, Just Go to Sleep." A trophy book letting the little ones know they have won. Mom & Dad haven't a clue how to get the kid to sleep.
  
  You win, kid. What a delicious thing to hear!
  
  How often did you hear that from a book or your parents when you were growing up? No wonder kids love this book!
  Read this book to them at bedtime. Then close the book, turn off the light, shut the door and go to bed. Ignore any sounds after this point - You may just yet get some sleep :-)