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Linda Ravin Lodding

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Born

New York, New York, The United States

Website

http://www.lindalodding.com

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Children's Books, Nonfiction

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May 2010

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Linda Ravin Lodding is the award-winning author of ten children’s picture books, including her latest, Babies Are Not Bears (Reycraft Books). Her stories brim with humor, heart, and curiosity—often inspired by the world around her.

Her debut picture book, The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister (Flashlight Press), won the Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Award and was read aloud by Emmy Award–winning actress Connie Britton for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online. Its timeless message about the importance of play continues to resonate in classrooms and homes worldwide.

Linda’s other books include A Gift for Mama (a New York Times notable title), Painting Pepette, Hold That Thought, Milton!, The Queen Is Coming to Tea, Little Red Riding Shee Linda Ravin Lodding is the award-winning author of ten children’s picture books, including her latest, Babies Are Not Bears (Reycraft Books). Her stories brim with humor, heart, and curiosity—often inspired by the world around her.

Her debut picture book, The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister (Flashlight Press), won the Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Award and was read aloud by Emmy Award–winning actress Connie Britton for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online. Its timeless message about the importance of play continues to resonate in classrooms and homes worldwide.

Linda’s other books include A Gift for Mama (a New York Times notable title), Painting Pepette, Hold That Thought, Milton!, The Queen Is Coming to Tea, Little Red Riding Sheep, Wakey, Wakey, Elephant!, When We Had to Leave Home, and Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean. Flipflopi has received both the prestigious Children’s Africana Book Award and the Skipping Stones Honor Award as a "timely and timeless resource in multicultural and global education."

A native New Yorker, Linda earned her BA in English from Barnard College, Columbia University, and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. She has since lived in Austria and the Netherlands and now calls Stockholm, Sweden home.

When she’s not writing, Linda works as Head of Communications for Global Child Forum—a foundation initiated by the Swedish Royal Family to advance children’s rights in the corporate sector. She’s also active in the writing community as founder of the Stockholm Children’s & Illustrator’s Network, faculty at the Stockholm Writers Festival, and a longtime member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators).

Linda regularly offers school visits—both virtual and in-person—with a focus on international schools. Her sessions are engaging, curriculum-connected, and filled with laughter, behind-the-scenes stories, and practical tips for young storytellers.

To learn more, visit www.lindalodding.com, or follow her on Instagram (@lindaravinlodding_author) and Facebook.
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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,405 ratings · 344 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Gift for Mama by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Alison Jay (Illustrations) 3.98 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Painting Pepette by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Claire Fletcher (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Red Riding Sheep by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Cale Atkinson (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Suzanne Beaky (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Dipesh Pabari, Michael Machira Mwangi (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen Is Coming to Tea by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Constanze von Kitzing (Illustrations) 3.68 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wakey, Wakey, Elephant! by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Michael Robertson (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When We Had to Leave Home by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Anna Aronson (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hold That Thought, Milton! 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Baby Is on the Way by Linda Ravin Lodding (Goodreads Author), Constanze von Kitzing (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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