Gina Giordano is the author of Otis the Trash Talking Octopus released in 2023 by Mascot Kids (Amplify Publishing). She also published Yet in 2022. She is a retired educator in Virginia Beach City Public Schools with over 25 years experience working with elementary school aged children, most of those years in gifted education. She has written many stories and poems over the years to teach her students about a variety of topics and is now putting them into the world for all to enjoy.  She graduated from Mary Washington College (now University of Mary Washington) with a  Bachelor of Arts in History. You can follow her on Instagram @ginagioauthor for the latest news and upcoming events related to her projects.