Gail Herman has written many books for children, including easy-to-reads such as┬аFlower Girl, Otto the Cat, What a Hungry Puppy, and Step into Reading's own┬аThe Lion and the Mouse┬аand┬аThere Is a Town. She has also written has written several biographies and nonfiction books, including┬аWho Was Jackie Robinson?┬аand┬аWhat Is the World Series?┬аShe lives in Newton, Massachusetts.