Lost Resume #2

Hello, friends! I know it is a Tuesday, and I am not normally here on the blog, but this week is special, being the lead-up to the release of my upcoming picture book, HELP WANTED, MUST LOVE BOOKS (illustrated by Courtney Dawson).

In HELP WANTED, Shailey interviews characters from her favorite stories for the job of Bedtime Storyteller. This week I'm sharing 5 Lost Resumes from characters who applied for the job of bedtime storyteller, but who didn't make it into the book. I hope you enjoyed Snow White's Lost Resume from yesterday. If not, you can find it HERE.

Today we are moving on to Lost Resume #2: Captain Hook!

I really liked this resume. The tricky part on this one was that I needed to be careful not to confuse the Captain Hook character from J.M. Barrie's book, with the one from the Disney movie. As such, I was forced into the extra work of reading the original PETER PAN (sometimes an author's job is tough,* but as a professional, one carries on).

The reason this resume was not included,** is because after I sent in the eight resumes for consideration, I was asked to replace another character in the book. They felt the original character was too controversial for schools.

Can you guess who that character might be? I'll give you a hint. It involved hygiene, and it was a male character. (I'm going to be honest here, I don't think you'll guess who it was! 😂) Anyway, Captain Hook became the replacement. Since we wanted resumes from characters who were not already in the book, the resume fell out of the running.

Yesterday, I said I might tell you who Snow White (and the 7 Dwarves) replaced, but since no one parried a guess, I will hold off until the end of the week. I gave no hint yesterday, but I'll give one today. She replaced someone who also brought along a group, and who was in a nursery rhyme instead of a fairy tale. (My hints don't make it easy, do they? 😂)

If you want to check out the other resumes, here they are:

Lost Resume #1
Lost Resume #2
Lost Resume #4
Lost Resume #5

Have a wonderful week! And be sure to come back tomorrow when I share Lost Resume #3! In the meantime, don't forget to enter my giveaway for a chance to win a copy of my book, and a copy of a book by one of my fellow Debut Crew members!

If you don't want to wait, and just want to pre-order a copy of my book (I can hardly blame you for that!), you can find it on bookshop.org, which helps support local indie bookstores. Or if you don't have a local indie, you can always find it on Amazon or B&N.

*I'm kidding, this part of the job is not tough at all. I LOVE when I'm forced to read a good book. 😉

**Well, one major reason, anyway . . . I don't actually know all the reasons my publisher chose the four they did. I can only guess.