Listen to LeVar Burton as he reads Go the F— to Sleep

Listen to LeVar Burton as he reads Go the F— to Sleep
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This ain't Reading Rainbow: During a charity event for the Children's Miracle Network hospitals, book enthusiast LeVar Burton read aloud the 2011 bestseller Go the F— to Sleep, written by a tired dad who just, well, wanted his daughter to go the f— to sleep.

This storytelling was strictly for adults, and by the time the fundraiser was over $442,389 had been raised, NPR reports. If you've always wanted Burton to read you a soothing bedtime story featuring four-letter words, watch the clip below. It goes without saying that this video is filled with a lot of swearing, so you might want to turn the volume down if you finally got your own kid to go to sleep. --Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.