Gail Handler

Children's Author

Book Synopses

Purrl's Tale (picture book)
Purrl lives in a shelter, but wants an owner of her own. Her perfect owner would be someone that recognizes her real name, Purrl. Purrl can be somewhat persnickety which frequently keeps potential owners away. That is until Lila showed up. Could this be the perfect owner for Purrl?

The Mysterious Teacher Planning Day (picture book)

Micah never gave school much thought until the day his teacher, Mr. Ramirez, announced there's no school for kids the following Monday due to a teacher planning day. All week Micah imagined what his teachers would do on their planning day. Could they be blowing huge bubble gum bubbles? Or flying paper airplanes? How about a food fight! When asked, Micah's teacher claims it was an ordinary day. So why is Micah finding clues that imply that planning day was really a blast?

What's Arpy? (middle grades, chapter book)

Sienna Franklin is your typical "tween-age" girl; part enthusiasm, part curiosity, and part drama queen. She has teenage hopes and dreams that seem to crash-and-burn after s visit to the eye doctor.. Losing her sight becomes all she can think about. With a little help from her mom and her friends, Sienna comes to realize that changes can frighten you, but they don't mean the end of your life. Challenges are really just opportunities in disguise By thinking creatively, life can still be filled with hopes and dreams that you can achieve.

Icky Lima Beans (picture book)

Natalie Crookman is a precocious child that knows one thing for sure; she absolutely hates lima beans. Natalie and her parents struggle with each other in the eat-your-vegetables battle. Natalie must learn to problem-solve and negotiate with her parents when Dad threatens to remove one of her favorite activites for a whole month. With some clever planning, Natalie suggests a win-win deal that is acceptable to everyone. But now that she's removed the lima bean threat, has she created a new problem for herself?