Story Time & Craft with Children's Author Melinda Beatty, author of WHAT IS A PIRATE?
Featured Book
What Is a Pirate?
From the team that brought you The Witch's Table comes another hilarious and charming story about what exactly makes a pirate a pirate! I am a pirate, so I guess pirates do. The crew aboard the Leaky Sneaker is filled with the piratey-est pirates ever to sail the seven seas. Which is why Captain Bogbrush has no idea what to do with Montague Frippington von Fancypants. Montague wears petticoats while sailing, takes pearl necklaces as booty, and politely plunders on raids. Pirates don't do that! Or can Montague help the captain understand that there is more to being a pirate than what he might believe?
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
We are delighted to celebrate our very own bookseller and local author Melinda Beatty on Saturday, October 3 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm at C. Burr Artz Public Library. Join us for storytime with Mel, where she will read her new book, *What Is a Pirate? Following the reading, enjoy a fun craft with the author! Mel will also be available to sign books. Copies of What Is a Pirate?* will be available for purchase at the event.
Featured Author
Melinda Beatty
Melinda Beatty has had years of practice trying to explain to others why she was just having an imaginary conversation between two people that don't exist, so becoming a writer seemed like the best way to stop everyone from looking at her funny. After years of narrowboat living on the English canals, she and her British husband are now back on dry land in Maryland, where by day, she's a mild-mannered indie bookseller, and by night, she wrangles words, crafts projects, and raises a Labrador and two fierce miniwomen.
About the Venue
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Presented by Curious Iguana Books
We will be in the Children's Programming Room in the Children's section of the library, on the first floor to the right of the circulation desk.
110 E. Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
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