Gabriella DeGennaro Assistant Editor

Gabriella grew up in New Jersey watching a lot of TV in her Nonna’s basement and reading anything that was about magic. She holds degrees in creative writing and screenwriting from Ithaca College, where she focused on children’s media. After graduating, she found her way to Sesame Street via the Jim Henson Company, where she and her colleagues, some puppet some human, worked in TV production. Gabriella joined the Penguin Workshop team in 2018, where she edited Mad Libs and licensed titles before joining RISE the following year. She believes that kids everywhere deserve content that sparks curiosity, ignites imagination, and invites joy into their lives.

Gabriella finds her joy through writing, putting rainbow sprinkles on everything, and taking care of her basil plant. Follow her on Twitter @gwritesstuff, where she tweets about all three + the books she works on.