Rachael Gercken grew up in North Carolina and has loved drawing, painting, and creating from an early age. She graduated from East Carolina University with a BFA in graphic design and currently lives in Raleigh, N.C. with her husband, two kids, and little black cat. She loves to work with all sorts of mediums, from paints and pencils, wool and fabric, to doodling digitally. Juno And The Unexpected is Rachael's very first illustrated children's book.