LeVar Burton Reads Children’s Book Filled With Profanity for a Good Cause (Video)

“Reading Rainbow” star reads “Go the F–k to Sleep” as part of the Rooster Teeth podcast’s 24-hour Extra Life charity drive

There’s no voice more soothing for storytime than “Reading Rainbow’s” LeVar Burton. He treated the assembled audience to an unexpected book reading at a 24-hour Extra Life stream for the podcast Rooster Teeth.

The charity drive raised money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals with Burton providing a few readings, including Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes’ decidedly more adult children’s book “Go the F–k to Sleep.”

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The original audiobook was recorded by Samuel L. Jackson, who is a perfect choice for the frustrated narrator who desperately wants his child to stop with all the questions and excuses and just go … well, you know.

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