This funny, little book is ideal for every frustrated parent thinking that he or she has (at the moment) the worst child in the world – YOU DON'T (there are others...). Putting the little ones to sleep is a challenge for every parent (with the first as much as with any other). The author has put a lot of effort into describing vividly all the different scenarios parents regularly find themselves in (and if their mom hadn't told them swearing just was not to be done – who knows...) when trying to get the kid(s) to bed (= step 1 = difficult) and to SLEEP (= step 2 = close enough to impossible at times).

What makes this book so special, is the perspective the author puts on the adventure of putting a child to sleep every day for weeks . . . months . . . and years. And, to be honest, you have to be a parent to fully enjoy the humour of this book. If you are still in the “practise makes perfect-stage” - hold off buying it for the moment. You will enjoy it much more with a little experience under your eyelids (if your kid does not see the necessity in sleeping, why should you have to do it then?)

Those of you who are happy mums and dads of (no doubt) delightful little kids – go off and get it – at least you will have a great laugh while you are waiting for your little one to find his or her way into the land of dreams (at least for a couple of hours).