"I am a picture book connoisseur. I read at least five picture books a day (and track them on my Instagram page!) I know what style of books are popular and I track publishing trends. More importantly, I know what books I like. [...] I notice the holes in the industry and try to write the stories to fill them"

​- Rising Stars of KidLit - Gennie Gorback  

Genevieve "Gennie" Gorback is an early childhood educator with a master's of education in teaching from UC Santa Barbara. She is an education consultant, a curriculum writer for an early literacy app and the president of the California Kindergarten Association. In her spare time, Gennie writes picture books and volunteers as her local SCBWI County Coordinator. She is a proud graduate of the Children's Book Academy. Gennie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her college sweetheart husband, two awesome daughters and two cuddly cats.