Top 10 Children’s Books For Adults

I’m a lover of the inappropriate, unconventional and just plain weird. These books fall into the inappropriate column of my life and they are highly recommended. We’ve all read children’s books as a child, mother, father, grandma, grandpa, etc. These books bring back the nostalgia of childhood and then totally smash it into the ground with the greatness of adult humor. We purchased a copy of each book to thoroughly peruse. They all met our expectations of adult humor masquerading as a colorful illustrated children’s book. It’s the best of both worlds.

Go the Fuck to Sleep “Go the F*** to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach’s verses perfectly capture the familiar – and unspoken – tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity.”
All My Friends are Dead“If you’re a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you’re a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you’re a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children’s book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character’s unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament. From the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you), All My Friends Are Dead presents a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable.”
All My Friends are Still Dead “From the authors of the breakout best seller All my friends are dead (more than 100,000 copies sold) comes a brand-new illustrated compendium of the humorous existential ruminations of people, animals, legendary monsters, and inanimate objects.”
Nobody Likes a Cockblock“Nobody Likes A Cockblock is a full color paperback children’s book for adults about woodland creature moms and dads just trying to get their swerve on. It’s 32-pages of inappropriate prose that will leave you laughing about your sad life. It’s perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, baptisms, and of course, wedding presents.”
You Have to Fucking Eat“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.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.”
Do You Want to Play with My Balls?“Every now and then there comes a book that awakens the spirit of childlike joy and laughter in young and old alike. Do You Want To Play With My Balls? is just that kind of book, full of innocence and irreverence, and sure to make every member of your family vomit with glee. At once shockingly direct, unabashedly sentimental, and totally asinine, Do You Want To Play With My Balls? is a visually stunning treat, embellished with brightly colored images by award winning (**) illustrator Santiago Elizalde. It’s a book for all occasions: baby showers, birthday parties, bed time readings. No coffee table, nursery, or kindergarten is complete without a copy. Go ahead, read it to the kids! They’ll love it, but won’t have a clue as to why you’re turning blue with laughter! ** 2nd Place Prize, Canton Youth Bowling League.”
Dancing With Jesus“Singing hymns of praise is standard practice—now it’s time to set your feet a-tapping with a collection of original dance moves inspired by Jesus and the likes of Moses and John the Baptist. Dances include: the Water Walk, the Temptation Tango, the Judas Hustle, and The Apostolic Conga. Each dance move is outlined with: how to, inspiration, and an illustration. Slyly irreverent but ultimately festive, Dancing with Jesus is illustrated in full color. Best of all, two of the dances are animated for full effect by a lenticular cover and last-spread finale, making this a truly one-of-a-kind novelty item!”
K is for Knifeball“From the authors of the breakout bestseller All my friends are dead. (more than 175,000 copies sold) and in the humorous vein of Go the F**k to Sleep comes a laugh-out-loud collection of bad advice that turns the children’s alphabet book on its head. Adorable illustrated characters lead readers down a path of poor decision-making, and alphabetical, rhyming couplets offer terrible life lessons in which O is for opening things with your teeth, F is for setting Daddy’s wallet on fire, and R is for Raccoon (but definitely not for rabies). With plenty of playfully disastrous choices lurking around every corner, this compendium of black humor may be terrible for actual children, but it’s perfect for the common-senseless child in all adults.”
The Night Dad Went to Jail“**This book is actually a serious self-help book for children. I’ve added it to my list because the title alone deserves to be appreciated. When someone you love goes to jail, you might feel lost, scared, and even mad. What do you do? No matter who your loved one is, this story can help you through the tough times.”
If Animals Could Talk

“If they could speak, what would your dog, your, cat, or any animal say to you? With original drawings and hilarious imagined quotes, the crazy-popular Tumblr “If ____ Could Talk” finally gave us some answers! Now enjoy at least 50 of the Tumblr’s most-liked illustrations, as well as new, never-before-seen art. (The Tumblr is so good that even Grumpy Cat is a follower!)”