Go the Fuck to Sleep

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. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, Adam Mansbach's verses—illustrated by Ricardo Cortés—perfectly capture the familiar, unspoken tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. The narrator tries to coax his child to sleep by pointing out other creatures, like cats, whales, and eagles, that have already gone to bed. A "children's book for adults" that opens up a conversation about parenting.