Thursday, February 27, 2020

Lost Resume #4

Welcome back to my special series of Lost Resumes!

To celebrate the release of my picture book, HELP WANTED, MUST LOVE BOOKS (illustrated by Courtney Dawson), on Monday, March 2nd (next 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 story (mostly).

I hope you enjoyed the first three Lost Resumes. But if you missed, I've included a link to all of the resumes at the bottom, so be sure to check them out.

Today we are moving on to Lost Resume #4: King Midas!



I had to do a bit of research for this one. I mean, who didn't grow up hearing the story of King Midas? But turns out, I was pretty clueless. I'm certain I must have learned his story came from the Greek Myths at some point. But adult me had completely forgotten that tidbit.

When I mentioned this at the dinner table, my kids (ages 16, 13, and 10) went off on a deep discussion of a plethora of minor gods, comparing the Roman versions to the Greek, and I clearly need to start reading more Rick Riordan. My husband and I just sat there with mouths hanging open. Okay, not really, because we were eating dinner, but mentally, our mouths were definitely hanging open.

As I keep saying, I don't actually know why my publisher did or didn't choose each resume. But I feel fairly confident that King Midas didn't make it in because he is from the Greek Myths, and not from the fairy and folk tales they were going for. And I suppose it's also possible that this resume isn't as funny as the others. Maybe. But I'll let you be the judge of that.

Be sure to come back tomorrow when I share Lost Resume #5! The final one. 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! And if you want to check out the other resumes, follow the links:

Lost Resume #1
Lost Resume #2
Lost Resume #3
Lost Resume #5

Have a great day!

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You can purchase HELP WANTED, MUST LOVE BOOKS 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.


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