Rachel Shupin brings indoor house cat energy along with pink and purple sparkles to her cozy home in Connecticut, which is also lovingly filled with her husband, two children, and dog. When Rachel is not writing or mom-ing, you can find her teaching dance classes or choreographing in her kitchen. She loves eating nourishing foods and decadent sweets, snow days and beach days, and writing books that make you laugh and give you all the feels.

Rachel grew up outside Washington, D.C. and graduated from The University of Maryland, College Park. She then completed an MA and EdM in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. Rachel was honored to be selected as a finalist in #PBParty and The Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature.