Author says his book will put your child to sleep

Parents rejoice!

If his claims are true, Swedish author and former life coach, Carl-Johan Forssem Ehrlin, has written a book that can put your child to sleep.

The children's book, The Rabbit who wants to fall asleep, touts that it "can make anyone fall asleep," on its cover and includes a warning not to read the book near someone driving a vehicle.

The book chronicles Roger the rabbit during his quest to fall asleep and centers around psychological techniques that allow the child to "consciously and unconsciously" relax, according to Ehrlin's website. Parents are instructed to read italicized words in a "slow and calm voice," while words in bold should be "emphasized."

For example, "Roger could play in the park all day long until he fell asleep on the swings." (read in calm, slow voice) Now. It allows him to swing back and forward, back and forward, slowly and relaxing."

Are you getting sleepy?

Forty-five percent of those who reviewed the book on Amazon gave it five stars, though the user feedback seems to be mixed, with some parents saying it was "amazing" and others wondering why it doesn't work for them.

"My kids have NEVER fallen asleep while we read to them, not a ONE. They usually fall asleep after a couple stories, another trip to the bathroom, a sip of water, etc., etc., etc. It can take a while! Last night all THREE kids fell asleep before I had finished half of the book," Lindsay Welch Johnson wrote on Amazon.

Another user wrote, "The only way this helps children fall asleep is by boring them to sleep."

The book, which was originally self-published and became a best-seller in the United Kingdom, was re-released by Random House Children's Books on Oct. 2.

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