Mike White was born and raised in Toronto. He worked for five years in children's television animation before moving to San Francisco in 2008 to make mobile games and apps. In 2018, after getting nachos for lunch, Mike and his girlfriend, Carol, were walking around an outdoor mall and met a cute little puppy at a pop-up adoption event. After much consideration they adopted the puppy and named her Melody, and her delightful and infectious personality became the inspiration for Mellybean. You can follow all things Mellybean on Twitter [...] and by visiting [...].

AN IRRESISTIBLE DEBUT GRAPHIC NOVEL: With a pitch-perfect middle grade voice and adorable full-color art, debut author-illustrator Mike White has crafted a story with the perfect blend of magic, humor, adventure, and heart. Mellybean is a great next pick for fans of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn, The Princess in Black, and Dog Man series.

A DYNAMIC DUO: Melly is a cute, fun-loving, glass-is-half-full kind of dog from our world, and Narra is an equally cute, if not also disgruntled, magical monster from a fantasy world. They seem like an odd couple, but they play so well off of each other, and have such a lovely friendship in this story.

GREAT SUPPORTING CAST: From an over-the-top, conceited king-who is eventually outsmarted and gets his comeuppance-to a trio of mischiveious cats who get Melly into-and out of-trouble, this story features a slew of great side characters.

SWEET ORIGINS: While much of this story is fiction, Melly and her three feline friends are not. Mike actually based them off of his own real life adopted pets-Melody, Butternut, Chuck, and Tugs-who are even cuter in person! Check out Mike's social media where they make frequent appearances!

ACCELERATED SCHEDULE: We don't want to keep readers waiting too long for Melly's next adventure, so we'll be publishing a new book in this series every nine months.