Ms Rachel and Bean and the Bedtime Routine

Ms Rachel (Author)

Ms Rachel is a passionate educator who creates research-based videos to help toddlers and their families learn, bond, and thrive. Her videos infuse songs, games, and nursery rhymes with strategies from experts to help children reach key milestones in the crucial early years of learning. Rachel holds dual master’s degrees in early childhood development and music education. She is an advocate for children’s rights and works to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality early childhood education. Her wonderful little boy inspired the show and her husband and creative partner for the show is Mr. Aron, aka HERBIE! Ms Rachel is based in New York.

Mr Aron (Author)

Aron Accurso, Rachel’s life and creative partner, creates the show with Rachel including writing/arranging music and skits, acting as showrunner alongside Rachel, being silly, and performing puppets! In addition to children’s songs he has several adult musicals in development including The Pack, Seeing Red with Joey Mazzarino (from Sesame Street) and We Have Apples, with Rachel. He also loves writing choral music. He is the Associate Musical Director/Associate Conductor for Aladdin on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include- Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sister Act, and The Little Mermaid.

Monique Dong (Illustrator)

Monique Dong is a freelance illustrator whose passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth and colour. She studied animation at City Varsity in Cape Town, South Africa. She currently lives in China with her husband.