A bedtime story no child will hear

IT’S one of the publishing sensations of the year, largely due to its resonance with any parent who has ever experienced the “joy” of a wide-eyed toddler at bedtime.

Adam Mansbach’s satirical children’s tome, Go The F**k To Sleep, is set to wake up the literary world when it is officially published this week.

Mansbach’s book began life when he posted a message on Facebook borne out of frustration at his failure to get his two-year-old daughter, Vivien, to fall asleep.

“Look out for my forthcoming children’s book, Go The F**k To Sleep,” read Mansbach’s post. The response from his friends prompted Mansbach to actually write a verse of the text and, before you could say Gruffalo, it went viral.

Its imminent launch in hardcopy in Britain and the US is expected to see Go The F**k To Sleep catapulted to the top of the bestseller lists.

It has already topped the Amazon charts in both countries on pre-order sales alone.

An audiobook version of the story, read by actor Samuel L Jackson, has also become an internet hit, while the film rights have already being sold to Fox Studios.

Picture: Samuel L Jackson: Actor turned bedtime story star