Excerpt Extravaganza! Today's Excerpt Is From "Whooo's Coming to Dinner?"

Welcome to the JLB Creatives Blog, where an eclectic team of creative geniuses share their fantastical imaginations. 

On Mondays we are featuring an excerpt from one of our creative authors. And what makes this feature so fun is that we publish a wide range of genres. You'll never know what to expect for the excerpt.

To read all of our excerpts thus far, we invite you to visit our blog archives and look for our first Excerpt Extravaganza! that began on August 1, 2016.

Enjoy!

All previous excerpts are available in our archives. We began this Monday series on August 1, 2016.

Today's excerpt is from 5 star author Amy Sellers's Miss Amy's Rhyme Time Collection - Whooo's Coming to Dinner?


Jelly Beans, Jelly Beans in a jar, 
Billy thinks the BLACK ones 
taste like TAR! 
Whitney wants the WHITE ones, 
PURPLE is for Paul, 
Rhonda likes the RED ones, 
and Andy eats them ALL!
Jelly Beans, Jelly Beans in a jar, 
Billy thinks the BLACK ones taste like TAR! 
Oliver eats ORANGE ones, 
Grant gets the GREEN. 
In just one day 
the kids will eat the whole jar clean!

Jelly Beans, Jelly Beans in a jar, 
Billy thinks the BLACK ones taste like TAR! 
Yolanda likes the YELLOW ones best so far. 
But where has little Billy gone? 
To find a CANDY BAR!

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To discover more about our children's author Amy Sellers or to purchase her Miss Amy's Rhyme Time Collection of books we invite you to visit Amy Sellers's author page at JLB Creatives Publishing

Excerpt Extravaganza! Today's Excerpt Is From "Sydney Finds a Job"

Welcome to the JLB Creatives Blog, where an eclectic team of creative geniuses share their fantastical imaginations. 

On Mondays we are featuring an excerpt from one of our creative authors. And what makes this feature so fun is that we publish a wide range of genres. You'll never know what to expect for the excerpt.

To read all of our excerpts thus far, we invite you to visit our blog archives and look for our first Excerpt Extravaganza! that began on August 1, 2016.

Enjoy!

All previous excerpts are available in our archives. We began this Monday series on August 1, 2016.

Today's excerpt is from 5 star children's book author Thom Battisto, Sydney Finds a Job. Thom is the owner of the Read to Sydney Foundation, a nonprofit entity that is teaching children to read...one "tail" at a time. 

I will find a job, thought Sydney, and off she went to figure it out. Just then Tom headed out the door to get the morning paper. Sydney had an idea. Get the paper. I can do that! She raced past Tom and grabbed the paper. Hang on tight, Sydney thought.

Tom laughed and called out to Sydney, “Bring the paper here, good girl!” Sydney dropped the newspaper at Tom’s feet. Oops! There was a problem. What do you think the problem was? That’s right:  the newspaper was very wet and dripping with slobber. Tom patted Sydney’s head. “You’re good at fetch Sydney, but this is not the job for you.” Sydney agreed that wet papers are yucky. She set off to find herself a different job.

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If you would like to discover more about our author Thom Battisto or purchase a book (all proceeds go toward funding the Read to Sydney Foundation) visit Thom's author page on the JLB Creatives Publishing website.

Have You Downloaded Your Copies Yet?

5 star award winning EBooks make for a great summer!

Shop the JLB Creatives Publishing Ebook Shoppe for our 5 star award winning titles... 

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5 stars!

Kick off your next summer read with this historical fiction based on a navy veteran's journal: WWII
J. D. Karns/author
28 Months of Heaven and Hell
CLICK HERE FOR 28 MONTHS...EBook

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5 stars!
Fun - Educational - Adventurous: Children's Book
Rhonda Walker/author
Wesley Out West
CLICK HERE FOR WESLEY OUT WEST EBOOK

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5 stars!
Begin your quest through the Hidden Earth Series: YA Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Enchanting
Janet Beasley/author
Volume 1: Maycly The Trilogy
Book 1 Two Altered Worlds
Book 2 The Battle of Trust and Treachery
Book 3 The Queen
Volume 2:Planet Land/The Adventures of Cub & Nash
CLICK HERE FOR HIDDEN EARTH SERIES EBOOKS

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5 stars!
Begin your journey through outer space - starting on Mars!: Science F"a"ction 
Lill and Mewe Series Kids 8-12
Jean E. Lane/author
Book 1 The Secrets of Mars
Book 2 The Ocean of Runa
Book 3 Mission to Zanda
CLICK HERE FOR THE LILL AND MEWE SERIES EBOOKS

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NIEA Award Winner!
Discover Queen Voda: Adult Fantasy
Amy I. Long/author
The Untold Legend The Warrior Queen
CLICK HERE FOR THE UNTOLD LEGEND EBOOK

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5 stars!
Feel the heartache and victory of an 11 year old diagnosed with Leukemia: True to life
Lisa Andrews/author
A Life Renewed
CLICK HERE FOR A LIFE RENEWED EBOOK

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5 stars!
Therapy dogs rock! Children's EBook - English and Spanish Versions
Thom Battisto/author
Sydney Finds a Job
Sydney Encuentra un Trabajo
CLICK HERE FOR SYDNEY EBOOKS 

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5 stars!
Have fun reading Miss Amy's Rhyme Time to your little ones! Children's EBooks
Amy Sellers/author
Book 1 Snorts Paws Tails and Claws
Book 2 Cats and Mice Twice as Nice
Book 3 Can Angels Do Loop-Dee-Loops
Book 4 Whooo's Coming to Dinner
CLICK HERE FOR MISS AMY'S RHYME TIME EBOOKS

Featured Author Janet Beasley

Author Janet Beasley

Welcome fans and followers.  Today we are having a Book Trailer Palooza! We have all of the book trailers for the YA enchanted epic fantasy series of our CEO, author Janet Beasley, featured in this blog post. 

Her Hidden Earth Series is nothing shy of amazing, brought to fruition from her fantastical imagination. If you are looking for a story to get involved in, become attached to highly creative characters, and chomp at the bit for the next volume to be released... this is the series for you! 

So, instead of just reading the blog today...you can have the fun of just sitting back, clicking play, and enjoying the shows.

For more information on Janet's Hidden Earth Series we invite you to visit her author page on our website at www.JLBCreatives.com

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Hidden Earth Series Volume 1: Maycly the Trilogy

More Than Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

(companion cookbook to Maycly the Trilogy)

Hidden Earth Series: Volume 2 Planet Land

Hidden Earth Series: Volume 3 Planet Water (releasing 2016)

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Hidden Earth Series: Volume 4 Planet Sky is currently in editing and is slated for a 2016 release. In this fast-paced fantasy adventure Kiwi lands in the wrong place at the wrong time...or does she? Chock full of dragons and birds this new twist on aerial style fantasy is sure to capture a new audience while maintaining the epic, fantastical imagination that her readers have come to expect from this author.

Hidden Earth Series: Volume 5 Planet Fire is currently in creation. Janet is working hard at putting together this next volume in her series. Planet Fire will take readers on a safari-style adventure where readers will be thrown into the midst of dinosaurs in a tropical setting...steampunk style! 

Hidden Earth Series: Volume 6 SUL's New Earth will bring this series to a close (for the time being). All of the questions you have had throughout the series will be answered. Janet will maintain her amazing creativity flowing in her words, and will leave readers hanging wanting more with every chapter. The grand finale lends itself to epic battles fought in ways you've never imagined, edge-of-your-seat action, and the quest of returning to Maycly where love is the greatest magic of all. 

Spark Your Creativity!

Every Wednesday we offer you a special photo taken by our CEO Janet Beasley to help spark your creativity. Whether you're an author, a painter, a musician, or clay sculpture artist we think you'll find her photos very inspiring!

We hope your New Year is off to a 

wonderful, inspiring start!

Here's to another year of happy creating on

Spark Your Creativity Wednesday's!

Spark Your Creativity!

Every Wednesday we offer you a special photo taken by our CEO Janet Beasley to help spark your creativity. Whether you're an author, a painter, a musician, or clay sculpture artist we think you'll find her photos very inspiring!

Squirrel Stalker

Happy Creating!

It's Book Trailer Tuesday! Check Out Book Trailer #3

Hello fans and followers! Welcome to our third of four Book Trailer Tuesdays here at the JLB Creatives Publishing Blog. We are featuring one book trailer every Tuesday for the next two Tuesdays from our author Janet Beasley's Hidden Earth Series. This week we are heading to The Lower West for a rootin' tootin' book trailer like none other. Get ready to experience Volume 2 in author Janet Beasley's Hidden Earth Series, Planet Land ~ The Adventures of Cub and Nash. Enjoy!




        HiddenEarthSeries.com

It's Book Trailer Tuesday! Check Out Book Trailer #1

Hello fans and followers! Welcome to the first of four Book Trailer Tuesdays here at the JLB Creatives Publishing Blog. We are going to feature one book trailer every Tuesday for the next four Tuesdays from our author Janet Beasley's Hidden Earth Series. This week we kick off Book Trailer Tuesday with Hidden Earth Series Volume 1 Maycly the Trilogy  Enjoy!

Literary Gift Idea #4 - Dog Lovers

Santa Paws
photo courtesy of Janet Beasley
copyright 2011

It's time to start thinking about picking up that Kindle they've been begging you for! Why not make it a great and inspiring combination by adding our author Thom Battisto's Sydney Finds a Job (English or Spanish) to your new Kindle before you wrap it up? Visit Sydney and Thomat the 
Sydney Store located in the 
West Oaks Mall - Florida!

Visit this author's page on the JLB Creatives Publishing website at:

Author Thom Battisto

Our CEO Dog's Favorite Recipe

Happy Thanksgiving week to all of our US fans, friends, and followers! Here's one last recipe for the Thanksgiving season from our CEO, author Janet Beasley - this time she's bringing you something
special to fix for Fido! All natural gourmet dog treats made with no added salt, sugar, artificial colorings, artificial flavorings, or preservatives.

I LOVE these treats when my mommy
bakes me some. I like to get my crunch on
with the crispy ones!

PUMPKIN DIVINE DOGGIE DELIGHTS

In mixing bowl A whisk together:

2 c Pillsbury® whole wheat flour

1 c Pillsbury® unbleached flour

1 c cornmeal

1 c wheat germ

1 c dry milk

1 T cinnamon

In mixing bowl B whisk together:

1 egg

¼ c dry yeast

½ c Crisco® canola oil

1¾ c warm water

¼ c all natural canned pumpkin

1 T honey

Preheat oven to 400º F.

1.      Put bowl A on electric mixer and gradually add liquid mix from bowl B and mix well. Gradually add additional ¾ to 1½ c unbleached flour to form a stiff dough (the dough will pull off the sides of the bowl, leaving the sides clean, when it reaches the correct texture. Dough will be thick and heavy).

2.      Allow dough to rise for 10-15 minutes.

3.      Roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut with 1-inch shape cutter of your choice (circle, star, bone, square, etc). Place on un-greased cookie sheet.

4.      Bake for 8-10 minutes (oven temperatures/times may vary). 

5.      Remove pan from oven. CAUTION—PAN WILL BE HOT! Place pan on cooling rack.

For crispy treats:  Allow baked treats to remain on a cooling rack in the open air for several days. Once all moisture is gone, store them in an airtight container.

For freezer treats:  Allow the treats to cool, then put cool soft treats in a plastic bag and store in the freezer. Optional:  They can be warmed in the microwave to return back to a soft texture if your pet does does not care for the cool hard chew. 

Author Thom Battisto's Favorite Recipe...

Hello fans and followers. For the month of November we are going to be featuring some of our authors' and team members' favorite recipes every Tuesday and Friday right here on the JLB Creatives Publishing Blog.


Today we're featuring children's author Thom Battistos's favorite recipe. Find out more about Thom's children's books by visiting Sydney Finds a Job.

This is one of my many favorite Thanksgiving foods:

PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

CRUST:

1-3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

3 tlb brown sugar

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 stick melted butter

FILING:

3 8oz. packages of cream cheese at room temp.

1 15oz. can pureed pumpkin

3 eggs + 1 egg yolk

 1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups of sugar

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp. ground clove

2 tlb. all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Directions:
CRUST

In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter then press crumb mixture flat into a 9" spring form pan. Set aside.

FILLING

Beat cream cheese until smooth. 
Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and all the spices. 
Add flour and vanilla. 
Beat together until well combined.

Pour into crust and spread evenly

Bake in oven for 1 hour
Turn off oven and crack oven door open, leaving pie in oven for 1/2 hour 
Remove from oven and let sit for 1/2 hour, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.