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Each week, we are proud to feature a customer's side hustle or small business. As your community bank, helping your business succeed is our main goal.

This week we are proud to feature Books Bring Joy!

Joy Jewell started her journey with Usborne Books & More five years ago and is now a team leader. Usborne and Kane Miller books are the most exciting, engaging, and educational books on the market today. They are high-quality, innovative, lavishly-illustrated, and best of all, they are the books kids love to read. Choose from over 1,800 bright, colorful, and fun titles covering a wide variety of subjects. Joy specializes in literacy and empowering parents. Contact her to schedule a personal shopping appointment to get the perfect books for your children. Know a school in need? Joy is also available to assist schools in the community with Read-A-Thons or Book Fairs. 

Want a sneak peek of all Usborne Books & More has to offer? Download this FREE ACTIVITY SHEET Joy has graciously provided for anyone reading this post!

Joy and her husband, Jared had a 3.5 year old daughter and a 5 month old son when she joined Usborne Books & More. She was inspired to start her side hustle because she had a deep desire to stay home with her children.  After attending a friend’s Usborne Books & More Facebook party, she fell in love with these books. Joy decided to buy the starter kit and see what happens. Seven months later, she was promoted to team leader; and as her team grew, she saw that UBAM would provide the opportunity work from home with her small children.

When asked which book is her favorite, Joy said, "That is the hardest question! There are more than 1,800 to choose from, but I’ll share three of our favorites.

I love teaching each of my children to read and building their reading muscles with the My First Reading Library. This is a fun collection of 50 books for children learning to read. The books begin with very simple words for a child in a shared reading format. The parent will read one page of the book and the child reads the next page. The books progress until the child is reading a book independently. I can’t speak highly enough about this set of books it’s a “must-have” in all homes with young children.

Potty Training can be a nightmare for some parents, especially the #2 part! Ha!  Lift-the-Flap Very First Questions and Answers: What is Poop? was our go to book this winter while potty training out two year old. This book is aimed at preschoolers as a  funny story book style non-fiction book that answers all their questions about poop! Where does it go? Who poops? What happens to poop? And so many more!

Once your child learns to read the transition from “learn to read” books to chapter books can be challenging. We love the stories of Billie B Brown and Hey Jack in their respective collections of beginner chapter books. These books are only 40 pages long and they are written in an easy to read font with fun illustrations. Billie and Jack teach positive message that 4-7 year olds can relate to. For my Daughter’s 6th birthday she requested a Billie B Birthday party based off the “Midnight Feast” book. Great memories made and lessons learned reading these aloud at a young age and then reading them again on their own as they become independent readers."

When asked how being a FNB customer has affected her business, Joy said, "I’ve been an FNB Customer for 25 years, yes I opened my checking account at 12 years old! When my business grew and I needed a business checking account, I knew where to go. FNB has been a friendly, helpful bank over the last 25 years and I look forward to banking here for at least 25 more!" 

One of Joy's short-term goal is to help 10 people start their own book business in the next 6 months. She also strives to become a Million Dollar sales team by 2020, which allows UBAM to put more books in the hands of children all over the country. Additionally, Joy wants to grow her business by 200% in the next 5 years so she can travel with her family and build a new custom home!  

Joy said she loves helping others start their own business, so if you would like more information please on joining her Usborne Books & Moore team, contact Joy. 

Facebook Page: facebook.com/booksbringjoy
Contact Joy: [email protected]
Shopping Website: http://booksbringjoy.com

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