Description
" You Have to F**king Eat just begs to be given as a gift."-- What The Flicka "A great parent poem that all who deal with kids at meal time will appreciate."-- Maria's Space "What's great about this book is the juxtaposition between the profane text and the idyllic illustrations."-- I've Read This "I'm so happy to have this book in my collection. I won't hesitate to make anyone who sits at my table for a meal read this before they eat!"-- The Reading Vixens "Get a copy today. And grab one for your friend whose kid will only eat foods that are white. They will thank you."-- Absolute Mommy "Mansbach's offering is so simple that it's genius... Eat already has bestseller written all over it."-- Yummy Mummy Club Adam Mansbach is the author of the #1 international bestseller Go the F*** to Sleep , as well as the novels Rage Is Back , Angry Black White Boy , The Dead Run , and The End of the Jews , winner of the California Book Award. He has written for the New Yorker , the New York Times , Esquire , the Believer , and National Public Radio's All Things Considered . His daughter Vivien is not as picky about food as she used to be. Owen Brozman has illustrated for National Geographic , Time Out New York , Scholastic, Ninja Tune, Definitive Jux Records, and numerous other clients. He and Mansbach's previous collaboration is the acclaimed graphic novel Nature of the Beast , and his work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Creative Quarterly Journal , 3X3 Magazine , and many more. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter, whose favorite food is bananas.
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- New York Times
- Best SellerOne of
- BookRiot
- 's Must-Read Books from Indie Presses for 2014One of
- Flavorwire
- 's 50 Best Independent Fiction and Poetry Books of 2014"
- You Have to F***ing Eat
- makes parents of picky eaters smile."--
- TODAY Parents
- "Adam Mansbach...will delight exhausted and exasperated parents everywhere for a second time with
- You Have to F**king Eat
- --another children's book that is most definitely not for children."--
- Entertainment Weekly
- "An equally hilarious ode to kids at the table."--
- Huffington Post
- "Parents, Adam Mansbach gets you. He understood that sometimes your kids just won't go the f**k to sleep. And, in his new foulmouthed bedtime book for parents out Wednesday, he understands that sometimes they just won't f**king eat. And he knows, well, it's really f**king annoying. So how about some f**king comic relief?"--
- GQ
- "A likeable variation on a universal f***ing theme."--
- Kirkus Reviews
- "A hilarious sendup of the eternal fight between kids and their parents over what to eat and when--if at all."--
- New York Journal of Books
- "If you're a frustrated parent with a picky child, or even just one who appreciates 'deranged' humor, especially humor that rhymes, this is a terrific read for you...Parents will enjoy a good chuckle and subtle reminder that everything is better, including parenthood, if tackled with a little bit of humor."--
- San Francisco Book Review
- "
- You Have to F**cking Eat
- , Sequel to
- Go the F**k to Sleep
- , Is Finally F**king Coming...It will arrive just in time to gift it to your brother-in-law, who, upon unwrapping it, will clutch it immediately to his chest and shake his head furiously at his waist-high daughter as she claws at him with her chewed up nails. 'No, no, it's not for you,' he'll say, laughing and crying at the same time."--
- Flavorwire
- "An uproarious spoof of bedtime board books."--
- San Francisco Chronicle
- "A 21st-century bedtime story for the ages (and all ages) if there ever was one."--
- Bay Area Reporter
- "Parents, when your precious angel rips you from your three hours of sleep to demand food that he won't actually eat, you'll want this f'ing book."--
- Mashable
- "Forthcoming new book by genius funnyman Adam Mansbach."--
- BoingBoing
- "Mansbach freely, fabulously curses out the uncensored truth; Brozman makes sure you'll recognize your irresistible, equitably diverse mini-mes with those all-too-familiar expressions, from utter disdain to overwhelming trust and every little eyeball roll in between."--
- BookDragon/Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- "If your kid has never presented you with some new mind-boggling preference at mealtime, I suspect you're lying."--
- Persephone Magazine
- "This book is genius. It is what every parent is thinking when their child refuses dinner."--
- Old School/New School Mom
- "With this soon-to-be crude classic, Adam Mansbach has nailed it with his undeniable animal/child comparisons all cozily complimented by Owen Brozman's humorous illustration--we dare you not to giggle into your eggnog."--
- Curious Mom
- "Illustrations are just as enjoyable and the narrative again paints the perfect picture."--
- Roundtable Reviews
- From the author of the international best seller
- Go the F*** to Sleep
- comes a long-awaited sequel about the other great parental frustration: getting your little angel to eat something that even vaguely resembles a normal meal. Profane, loving, and deeply cathartic,
- You Have to F***ing Eat
- breaks the code of child-rearing silence, giving moms and dads new, old, grand- and expectant, a much-needed chance to laugh about a universal problem.A perfect gift book like the smash hit
- Go the F*** to Sleep
- (over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide!),
- You Have to F***ing Eat
- perfectly captures Mansbach's trademark humor, which is simultaneously affectionate and radically honest. You probably shouldn't read it to your kids, so there's a kid-friendly version,
- Seriously, You Have to Eat
- .
