Adam Mansbach’s poetic, pleading bedtime story has captured the attention of every parent who’s ever felt the red mist descend while trying to get their child to settle for the night. But what really brings the story to life is to listen to it read by Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction.
You can download it for free from Audible.co.uk, so even when you are tearing your hair out hours after your child’s bedtime, you’ll at least be in good company.
About Jennifer Howze
Jennifer Howze is the Creative Director and co-founder of BritMums. She blogs about family travel at Jenography.net, tweets at @JHowze and Instagrams at @JHowze. Previously, she wrote the Alpha Mummy blog at The Times and as a journalist has contributed to The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Budget Travel, CNN.com, Allure, SELF and Premiere, among others. She won The Maggie Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for a health article in Seventeen magazine.
Catherine
Wednesday 29th of June 2011
oh! that is so funny! my little nipper loves to not sleep. i think if i had samuel L reading to me every night, i'd just drift off into a blissful slumber *dreams*.
Fiona Cooper (@nlpmum)
Tuesday 28th of June 2011
Seems to me this has captured the attention because it masquerades as a kids book but it's not and it contains f**k a lot. There are so many parenting taboos and it's good that the book opens up the conversation, the illustrations are also fab, but the text..... a one trick poney imo. What do you all think? F