One of the cleverest books written in a long time. Help Wanted, Must Love Books takes on the myriad cast of stories to make sure they will have the right qualifications to read a little girl her book at night once her father gets a new job that just wipes him out at the end of the day. Not only will children appreciate the book, but adults will as well, sending the message that we need to drill through what is important, even through the exhaustion. I love books, and especially this book!

Help Wanted, Must Love Books is an adorable picture book with lots of fun fairy tale connections. Shailey fires her dad as her bedtime story reader when his new job gets int he way, but her interviews for a replacement don't go very smoothly.
Help Wanted, Must Love Books is a gorgeously illustrated, sweet, but simple book.

This is a tale about a daughter who's father got a new job and is unable to read to her at bedtime. So what does she do? Put up a help wanted sign for someone new to read her books at bedtime! It is a fun read about the hassles she goes through to find the right person. This is such a cute book and will be going on my wish list since it is a story my daughters would love!

This book was given to me an an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in an exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in any way.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

While I do think this is an enjoyable enough story that children would probably enjoy, that’s pretty much all it was for me: an enjoyable enough story. I like children’s books with a deeper meaning that make kids think. Sadly, this book just didn’t do that for me.

This was super cute! I love how all of the different 'storytellers' are depicted and seeing the resumes at the end was such a nice touch. The ending was peaceful, happy, and cute and it just warmed my heart so much!

Such a wonderful story that showcased some very memorable fairy tale characters. The writing was great for the age group and the imagery was lovely. A happy ending for Shailey and her Dad.

I don't have children but I personally thought this story was adorable. It would have been nice if it was a bit longer but it was definitely filled with interesting characters. This book would be great to read to your little ones, for a childcare center or if you're a adult like me who just enjoys cute books.

Although shorter than I would have liked, Help Wanted, Must Love Books was a lovely story that I enjoyed reading to my daughter.

We really enjoyed this one!
A kiddo who loves their bedtime stories knows that the reader of those stories must meet certain qualifications. When the favorite reader is unavailable, no other will do!
The stream of applicants made my kiddos laugh and the resumes were comical.
As a parent, the subtle message also drove home that it's beyond important to put everything else aside and read ALL-THE-BOOKS with my littles.

Adorable! Absolutely loved the characters, loved that she fired her own father because she demanded more from him, loved the interviews and the changing job specifications as she narrowed what she was really searching for. Adorable, adorable, adorable!

HELP WANTED, MUST LOVE BOOKS by Janet Sumner Johnson was a delight to read. It's going to make a fun story time pick. It's the type of picture books I love to share with my students: using humor to express frustrations. Looking forward to release day so I can add it to my library.

Incredibly adorable but the plot was a little too simple and the examples were interesting but I would have loved ten more pages. Perhaps just a little more content would take this over the edge.

Now that dad has to work, Shailey is in need of a great bedtime reader. Who can handle the task? She posts a job notice and begins taking in applicants. Interview after interview, she is left despondent by each of them who themselves are famed characters from books but are horrible candidates for the job. Only one choice remains and it is the best choice ever: Dad, with conditions. Vocabulary makes this more enjoyable for middle-grade readers. 3-stars. #JozefSyndicate

an ARC of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

What an adorable book! I loved how classic fairy tale characters were woven into this book.
Such a cute tale about a little girl whos father is the nest at reading and sharing bedtime stories with her until he gets a new job which leaves him too busy or too tired to share these books with her at bedtime anymore, so the girl sacks him and starts looking for a replacement.
We 3njoyed every page of this book and the job applications at the back were very funny too.

This was a cute and original story about a young girl looking for someone to read her a bedtime story when her dad becomes too busy with work. It was quick and could create good opportunities to ask kids about the other book characters that appear in the story.

I was provided a complimentary copy from netgalley.com to read and review.

Help Wanted, Must Love Books is such a cute fun story with colorful illustrations about a young girl named Shailey looking for someone to help read all her favorite bedtime books when her fathers work begins to interfere with her routine .
She then proceeds to hold interviews with classic nursery rhyme characters hoping to find one that fits into her reading expectations but doesn’t have much luck, Until the end when the very best reader comes to her rescue.

A great beginning,middle and end.
5 stars!!

I simply must have this book! So adorable! I love all the fairy tale characters and cannot wait until this book publishes so I can read it to my class!

Thank you NetGalley and Capstone for providing me with an ARC of this book. I absolutely enjoyed this. I had a few laughs as well, as I was reading the resumes of some of the characters. The book was entertaining, simple, easy to read and engaging. The colors were vibrant and Shailey was bossy and cute and simply knows what she wants. She is definitely going to be handful when she grows up, that's for sure. Shailey is smart and amazing. I loved her confidence and creativity. The book is just a fun read for small kids and I would say a lot of the characters were from fairytales and other stories. It is a fantasy book in my opinion with a great cast and a strong, confident girl leading the story. I absolutely adore this story. I have given it 5 stars and definitely will be looking for a copy for myself o that I can share it with my kids. I highly recommend checking it out.

I received at e-ARC of this book and I’m ordering one for my children ASAP. This book is hilarious, yet also brilliantly shows the importance of reading books to your children and how much they cherish that. It’s real because as parents we sometimes get overwhelmed and busy and might brush off reading to our children or cutting it short. The main character misses her dad’s Storytimes and gets some interesting applicants. Will she find the perfect one? I love this picture book and I know children will love it to. A perfect bed time story!

This is such a cute picture book featuring a father and daughter struggling to find the perfect balance for evening story times. The daughter places a help wanted add for a bed time reader and classic story book characters appear, but none of them quite fit the bill. Kids and adults will enjoy pointing out all of the characters.

It'll make dads everywhere want to sit down and read a book to their kids.