*received from netgalley for honest review* This book is ADORABLE!!! just too freakin cute! when robin hood showed up I almost teared up lol honestly a great book tho I saw someone else had gotten their hand on an ARC of this and knew I had to too and I am not disappointed !!

This book was a fun read that hit on a really good topic not talked about a lot. When kids are used to having their parents home and then all of a sudden, the parents start a new job, kids can feel a bit "left out" sometimes. My son was nodding his head with this book and it kept his attention all the way through. We loved the fairytale characters that showed up in this book, as well as, the ending. Great book and I absolutely recommend.

I received an arc of this book from netGalley for an honest review. This book is a great book about a young girl looking for a replacement for her suddenly very busy dad.

O my word I loved this book! This little girl has fired her dad from bedtime storytelling because he gets distracted with adulting. She posts an ad to interview for a new storyteller. Many different actual fairytale creatures and people come to interview but none of them are quite right and she keeps adjusting her ad to try to attract the right storyteller. It is the sweetest story and the illustrations are great too. I can't wait to read this to my students!

What a creative story! I'll be adding this one to the stack of favorites! The resumes at the end were the best!

Aww this book was simply so precious! I completely love it and am glad to see a father/daughter relationship represented. The fairy tale resumes were funny but not necessary for the story.

This is such a cute book. Shailey is such a good girl and loves bedtime. Before going to bed her father reads her a bedtime story until she is asleep. This arrangement was great until he has a new job and is unable to give much needed time to his daughter Shailey. She goes to her father for the story but finds him always busy and finally she fires him. She puts up a job notice for the post of a bedtime story teller and different applicants from the world of fairytales come up for the interview. Shailey is not convinced by any of them since some come in groups, some are weird, some fall asleep and some have hygiene issues. Finally she finds an applicant who is fit for the job and she is happy.

This is a wonderful book which has taken creativity to a different level altogether. It wonderful to see a child putting a job notice and the changing it as up her experiences. This a wonderful read for kids and they will definitely enjoy it. It is a special book for all fairy tale lovers (even for adults like me).

Thank you so much Netgalley and Capstone publishing for the ARC in exchange of a honest review.

Attention! I am in the market for readers who love bedtime stories. Any applicants interested must read the following book review. All inquiries of a new adorable picture book are welcomed and encouraged!

Help Wanted: Must Love Books is an adorable, new picture book that must quickly become a regular in any child's bedtime rotation.

In the story, you will meet a sweet, little girl named Shailey, Shailey is a huge fan of books, and she adores her nightly reading time with her dad. They have the perfect arrangement. Shailey gets to raid her bookshelf, select the perfect bedtime story, and then her and her dad snuggle up for some of the greatest bedtime adventures ever.

But, her dad's new job changes everything. He is occupied, stressed, and unable to join her for their nightly reading time. That leads Shailey to make the only call she can...

She fires her dad from being her bedtime story reader.

After the firing, Shailey creates a help wanted sign in search of her father's replacement. Her sign works and attracts a lot of unusual, yet familiar "fairy-tale-ish", applicants.

As Shailey begins give the new applicants a fair chance to be her new bedtime story reader, she finds herself in very usual circumstances. The three=pig team was scared away by some wolf-looking applicant. A little gingerbread man actually ran away with her bedtime story, a kind princess could seem to stay away through her book, and one giant like reader was so scary, Shailey refused to come out of hiding.

No matter how specific Shailey changed her help wanted sign to be, she still seemed to have zero luck with finding a replacement for role her father had always played.

Finally, the perfect applicant arrived. He seemed to look just like her father... only more "Robin Hoodish." She gave the new reader a chance, and soon realized that this new reader was the perfect fit.

However, in true Shailey fashion, she did have one final request of her new bedtime reader....

I absolutely adored Janet Sumner Johnson's story, Help Wanted, Must Love Books. It is one of those picture books that just melts your heart. The message for both parents and children are clear. Our time is limited, and our priorities must always focus on those we love and adore.

The utilization of fairytale creatures as the applicants was just brilliant. I loved seeing which creatures showed up to interview for the position of bedtime story reader. Throughout the story, I found myself chuckling at the many reasons as to why Shailey was unable to hire them. These characters were creative, and they were modified perfectly to fit into the plot of this story seamlessly.

3.5 Stars

Shailey loves to hear bedtime stories from her dad - until he gets a new job. So Shailey decides its time to hire a new bedtime story reader. Many storybook characters apply for the position - but of course no one seems to fit. Night after night, Shailey must change the criteria for her applicants until finally the perfect candidate comes along.
The illustrations in this picture book are darling. The humor and storyline fell a little flat for me. I did enjoy the storybook character resumes at the end.

I loved the story it is so cute. The illustrations and cover is beautiful. Shailey loves her bedtime, as her dad tells her stories. When her dad gets bust with a new job, Shailey is looking for another person to fill the position I loved that fairytale characters came to apply for the job.

Shailey is looking for someone to fill the role of bedtime storyteller. Shailey soon learns that she needs to be VERY specific with her job description. Will she ever find some to fill this role as perfectly as her Dad?
I thought this book was super cute. Students will enjoy seeing characters from well know fairy tales and like discussing why the characters are not good candidates to take the job of bedtime story teller.
I would read and recommend this book to my students,

First thanks to #NetGalley and #Capstone for letting me read #HelpWantedMustLoveBooks.

This book is just too cute. Perfect bedtime story. This little girls knew what she wanted in a storyteller. I hope my library can get this book in.

Thank you Netgalley and Capstone Editions for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!

A sweet story about one of my favorite activities: reading with my kids at bedtime. Shailey and her dad love to read before bedtime too. Then her dad gets a new job and doesn't have as much time or energy for reading. Shailey begins the search for a new bedtime storyteller but can she find someone as perfect for her as her dad?

Although not a #ownvoices author, I was pleased to see a routine book not whitewashed. A story that so many kids will identify with, parents having no time for their traditions due to work schedule. This book is a great way to start a conversation with your own child, or in a group setting about their feelings around parents working and/or feeling ignored.

The text is funny and the author uses a lot of great words to help build vocabulary. Narrative skills and print motivation are also supported through the use of familiar fairy tales that will engage the listeners outside of the story to draw on their outside experiences of other books.

The simple, illustrations capture the spirit of the book well, and add a lot to the narrative.

The best part is her signs and the resumes at the end of the book. Sure to be a favorite read aloud for families.

This was a real surprise, and great fun. When a young girl gets fed up with her father being too busy for her nightly fairy tale, she advertises the post as a vacancy – but could never predict what and who turns up as a result. I had no idea it was going to take the path it did, so actually think the blurb and back cover art give the game away unnecessarily. It's an obvious trick for the story to use, however – but the cleverness in the script is that it only refers to the situations and characters that the illustrations clarify, so we know who all these people are even if we're never directly told their identity. For a debut picture book, then, this author has shown a great potential, and the art is witty, bright and everything needed for the target audience. Plus, the family involved have been made to look Afro-American, so the book looks all inclusive, too. That would count for nothing if it wasn't fun, but it really was. I can see this getting multiple reads – especially at a certain time of evening...

I am in LOVE! This is my new favorite book and want to gift it to everyone I know! I immediately connected with the main character who loved her pajamas and reading books until her eyelids closed, but then she started looking for a bedtime storyteller and the book just opened up on a whole new level. Every page had me giggling and completely understanding where Shailley was coming from. The end pages with the personal statements of some of the applicants was just hilarious. This should be on immediate preorder for everyone!

Cute illustrations in this book. I was drawn to this book because of the title. Help wanted, must love books. Sounds like my kind of job. This little really wants her dad to read a story to her. When he is unable she uses her imagination and creates fairy tale characters to read to her

This was a cute story with lovely artwork and great diversity in the main character and her father. However, I didn't love it as much as I hoped, as the inclusion of the fairytale characters felt a little random. I'd read more from this writer and illustrator though.

I am absolutely in love with this adorable book! Why do I have to wait so long to own a physical copy??? 😩 

Help Wanted: Must Love Books is about a girl who is looking for someone to read her bedtime stories. She meets a variety of fairytale characters who seem up for the job... until they don't. I laughed-out-loud so much I had tears in my eyes reading this story. It was wonderful. I loved the brightly colored illustrations as well. The job resumes at the end of the story were a perfect addition. 📝📚💕

Thank you to Netgalley and Capstone for providing me with a review copy!

What a clever book! The ever expanding job requirement list after several mishaps is so cute and the resumes at the end are the perfect addition to this story. Will young children understand them, probably not, but they're a real treat for the adults. Looking forward to seeing more from this author.