She attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science.
She received the Prairie State for Excellence in Children's Writing Award from the Illinois Reading Council in 2014.
[2] Seven of Beaty's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Doctor Ted (2008),[3] Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (2019),[4] Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion (2020, print and audiobook),[5][6] Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote (2020),[7] Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (2019, print and audiobook),[8][9] Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs (2022),[10] and Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake (2023).
[14][15] Rosie Revere, Engineer (2013),[16] Ada Twist, Scientist (2016),[17] Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (2019)[18] and Aaron Slater, Illustrator (2021)[19] have been New York Times best selling children's picture books.
In 2018, Booklist included the audiobook edition of Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters, read by Rachel L. Jacobs, on their list of Audio Stars for Youth.