New Children's Book Promotes Pure Girl Power

Las Vegas (PRWEB) February 7, 2008 -- The Handy Girls Can Fix It! by Barbara Ciarlantini and Mary Schwartz is a book that teaches girls to be self-reliant by adopting non-traditional roles.

In The Handy Girls Can Fix It!, five young girls have a fix-it shop, where they work together to help friends and neighbors. Whether they are repairing a bike, building a scarecrow for someone's garden, or painting an old doghouse, the girls work as a team and get the job done. When one Handy Girl's little brother and his friend come to the fix-it shop to have a broken cookie jar put back together, the boys want to stick around, and in doing so, accidentally get into mischief. In the end, the Handy Girls find a way to fix the situation by making the boys their own clubhouse.

Despite their own unique backgrounds, personalities, and special interests, the Handy Girls share a common bond. With every expression of creativity and with every act of helping others, the girls build their self-esteem and begin to recognize pride in themselves and their work. Empowering girls of all ages, The Handy Girls Can Fix It! breathes confidence into the minds of its readers and reveals a whole new world of opportunities to girls.

Chosen for the International Reading Association/Children's Book Choices List, The Handy Girls Can Fix It! has been endorsed by Girls Clubs of America, Parenting Guidance Centers, Junior Achievement and others.

For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the co-creators at handygirls101 @ embarqmail.com. The Handy Girls Can Fix It! is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Co-Creators

Barbara Ciarlantini and Mary Schwartz started their own painting and paperhanging business called Handy Girls in 1976. Over the years, through perseverance, determination, and hard work, they built a successful enterprise in what was traditionally known as a man's field. Additionally, they authored a weekly column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun newspapers, in which they answered how-to questions from their readers. Both women reside in Las Vegas.

About BookSurge

BookSurge Publishing is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., (NASDAQ AMZN). BookSurge is a pioneer in self-publishing and print-on-demand services. Offering unique publishing opportunities and access for authors, BookSurge boasts an unprecedented number of authors whose work has resulted in book deals with traditional publishers as well as successful authorpreneurs who enhance or build a business from their professional expertise.

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