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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 13h

I begged to check this book out from the library every time my mom took me, even though it gave me the willies.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 04/10/2026

I'm so glad that I got to spend some time with kiddos today to share WHAT IS A PIRATE? through storytime and craft!

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 01/10/2026

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com as well as our Halloween window!

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 29/09/2026

Bear with me, this is a doozy, #kidlit folks. Censorship is alive, even in blue states.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 26/09/2026

It is always exciting to get author copies!!

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 25/09/2026

Honored for WHAT IS A PIRATE? from myself, Stefano Tambelini and Little Bee Books to be included in @slj.com's list of Highly Anticipated Fall Picture Books!

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 17/09/2026

I truly need everyone I know to read this book so I can ask someone else the billions of hypotheticals that are gathering in my brain as I go along.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 12/07/2026

I'm not a religious sort, but if you want to be remembered well, do good.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 12/07/2026

The internet was made for moments like this.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 29/06/2026

So, apparently this site’s social account decided to shitpost on Threads and then harass a user who pointed out their unwise social strategy. Why isn’t there ONE SOCIAL SITE on the internet that isn’t run by small, mean people who wouldn’t know community if it bit them in the ass?

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 26/06/2026

I was at work at @curiousiguana.com when the news broke. And that day, I got to break out all the colors in my chalkbox for the first time.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 14/06/2026

Why yes, I AM supposed to be working on a manuscript—why do you ask?

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 03/06/2026

For anyone wondering how close the cat is to rocking his new headgear:

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 02/06/2026

Yesterday was the Mr's 50th birthday, so I bought him a 3D printer which he is immediately using to make our cat hate him forever.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 18/05/2026

WHAT IS A PIRATE? is heading to stores September 26th! Pre-order today from @curiousiguana.com! curiousiguana.com/product/meli... #kidlit #picturebook

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 14/05/2026

If you see this, post a STAR TREK

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 13/05/2026

Super happy to live in a state where the Governor takes our Freedom to Read seriously! Happy to meet with @govwesmoore.bsky.social today and have a chance to thank him for making it a priority! @authorsabb.bsky.social

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 29/04/2026

New obsession: the cats of Oxford colleges. Favorites are of course Ozymandias from Magdalene and Lyra from University. 😍

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 29/04/2026

I would rather consider THIS Ozymandias, the Magdalene college cat.

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 24/03/2026

Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from March 24th through March 26th! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Pre-order your copy of “What is a Pirate?” by Melinda Beatty and Stefano Tambelini from @littlebeebooks now! tinyurl.com/465bzffx

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 20/03/2026

For anyone who enjoyed the first season of the charming, thoughtful, queer and funny Aussie crime drama, "Deadloch" the second season has just dropped on Prime! It's one of those shows that was so good, it seemed inevitable in this media climate to be a one-season wonder, but we are blessed!

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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com · 22/02/2026

Pangolins are a critically endangered species and I was thrilled to be able to put them firmly in picture book territory with TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN, illustrated by Paola Escobar.