--- title: Jennifer Garner Reads a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story description: Described as "a children's book for adults," Adam Mansbach's Go the F—k to Sleep became a viral phenomenon in 2011. canonical: https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-02T15:58:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:39.171Z og:title: Jennifer Garner Charmingly Reads a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story og:description: "You’re cozy and warm in your bed my dear, now go the f—k to sleep" og:url: https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Garner Charmingly Reads a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story twitter:description: "You’re cozy and warm in your bed my dear, now go the f—k to sleep" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Jennifer Garner Charmingly Read a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=728a097c-c52c-4ad7-a72e-8a2e242e8546&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 2, 2016 3:58 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 2, 2016 3:58 PM UTC Described as “a children’s book for adults,” [Adam Mansbach’s ](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2076613,00.html)[_Go the F—k to Sleep_](http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2076613,00.html)became a [viral phenomenon](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/17/go-the-f-to-sleep-childrens-book-satire-becomes-viral-hit-on-amazon/) when its audiobook was hilariously narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. Since then, several celebrities, including LeVar Burton, Bryan Cranston and Stephen Fry, have recorded their own readings of the popular swear-filled short story and [its sequel](http://time.com/3445234/go-the-f-ck-to-sleep-has-a-sequel/). **Read More:** [Listen to Bryan Cranston Read a Truly Profane Bedtime Story](http://time.com/3581328/bryan-cranston-reads-you-have-to-eat/) On Tuesday, Jennifer Garner added her name to the list of stars who have performed recitals of the book. As part of her cover star shoot with [_Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck), the 43-year-old actress and mother of three read the story on camera while reclining poolside. “The cats nestle close to their kittens, the lambs have lain down with their sheep,” she sweetly reads in the clip. “You’re cozy and warm in your bed my dear, now go the f—k to sleep.” Watch the full video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/"},"headline":"Watch Jennifer Garner Charmingly Read a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story","datePublished":"2016-03-02T15:58:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:39.171Z","description":"\"You’re cozy and warm in your bed my dear, now go the f—k to sleep\"","url":"https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Books","Jennifer garner"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4244515/jennifer-garner-reads-profanity-filled-bedtime-story/","name":"Watch Jennifer Garner Charmingly Read a Profanity-Filled Bedtime Story"}}]}] ```