Rae Pica is an internationally recognized educational consultant specializing in early childhood physical activity and the creator/director of Moving & Learning. Rae has consulted on various projects including work for the Sesame Street Research Department, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, Gymboree, the Head Start Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and state health departments throughout the country. Rae's early childhood insights have been featured in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Child, Family Fun, and Parents Magazine; and in e-zines including ePregnancy.com and iParenting.com. As founder and director of Moving & Learning, Rae has been working in the field of early childhood for 27 years.

The author of 17 books for early childhood professionals and parents, Rae contends she has a "writing disease" but suspects there are worse addictions. Her works include the textbook Experiences in Movement, going into its 4th edition; the award-winning Great Games for Young Children; and Jump into Literacy: Active Learning for Preschoolers; and A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity, and Free Time Create a Successful Child, written for the parents of children birth to eight. Rae's most recent venture is as host of Body, Mind and Child, a radio program for parents featuring interviews with experts in the fields of child development, early childhood education, the neurosciences, and more!

Rae and her husband, composer/musician Richard Gardzina, live with their two cats in a beautiful spot on a beautiful lake in Center Barnstead, New Hampshire.