For everyone still not taking coronavirus quarantine seriously, Samuel L. Jackson has a message for you, and he’s presented it in the style of a children’s bedtime story: Stay the F— at Home. In a remote appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor read the new poem for the world, and while it’s maybe not the most kid-friendly book, he got his point across. “Stay at home as if your name was Quentin Quarantino,” he implored.
If the book sounds familiar, it’s probably because it was written by Adam Mansbach, the same author who gave us Go the F— to Sleep. “We talked about what we could do remind people of social distancing and where we are in these times now,” Jackson said, who did the reading to raise money for Feeding America.
Jackson’s just the latest A-lister to participate in virtual story time, of course.
Previously, Frozenstar Josh Gad began contributing to the cause of keeping cooped-up kids entertained by doing daily reading sessions on his Twitter feed.
Meanwhile, parent-friendly favorites like Chris Evans chipped into the ongoing Instagram series called #SaveWithStories, organized by Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams, in which basically every Hollywoodite you love has been filming video of themselves reading a children’s book. The series, which is ideal in the age of social distancing, was created in effort to raise money for Save the Children and No Kid Hungry, two organizations providing food and education materials to young ones while schools are closed during the COVID-19 crisis.
“Thirty million children rely on school for food, and with school closures across the country, these children are extra vulnerable,” Adams said in the introductory video, where she was joined by Garner, who chimed in with, “We had an idea. We’re gonna read you books!”
