31 of the Most Inappropriate Children’s Books Ever

December 1, 2015

Reading bedtime stories is one of the best parts of parenthood. We’re cuddling, we’re using our imaginations … but every once in a while we wind up reading about some seriously messed up, creepy, or otherwise questionable sh*t. There are entire forums dedicated to the “Goodnight Nobody” page of Goodnight Moon and what’s with that sinister old lady who just sits there watching? In fact, it seems like a lot of the books we read…

Alex Richards is a Brooklyn-based young adult writer with a background in photography and television production. She loves making no-budget horror flicks with her friends, cooking, crafting, exploring, and being silly with her two kids, awesome husband, and lazy cats. In addition to her young adult novel, Back Talk, Alex writes for New York Family Magazine, and works with ASAP, a South African organization supporting rural communities of women caring for vulnerable children.