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One day there was a knock at Ellie's door. There stood the Queen's Footman. "A message from Her Royal Highness." He offered Ellie a note on a silver tray. May I please come for tea? Sincerely yours, The Queen HerselfWhen Ellie finds out the Queen is coming to tea, she snaps to attention! After all, the Queen deserves the best: cake from Paris, tea from China, lemons from Italy... "Pish posh," says Ellie. "We can do it!"But will the Queen patiently wait? And what exactly will be waiting for the Queen?
About the Author
Linda Ravin Lodding is the author of "The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister" (illustrated by Suzanne Beaky, Flashlight Press, 2011) , "Hold That Thought, Milton!" (illustrated by Ross Collins; Parragon Books) and "A Gift for Mama" (illustrated by Alison Jay; Knopf Books for Young Readers) .
Linda is originally from New York, but has spent the past 15 years in Austria, The Netherlands and now Sweden. Today she lives in Uppsala with her wonderful husband and daughter (who is, at times, as busy as Ernestine) and their sometimes-dog Nino (who speaks Dutch, Swedish, Spanish and a smattering of English) .
With the publication of "The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister" Linda has realized her dream to become a published children's book author - a dream that started to take shape 13 years ago when her own daughter was born and Linda was reunited with her favorite children's books. Some of the authors that Linda counts among her favorites are Judy Blume, E.L. Koningsberg, Madeline L'Engle and the author of the "B is for Betsy" books whose name Linda has ashamedly forgotten.
In "The Busy Life of Enrnestine Buckmeister", young Ernestine's week is chock-a-block with classes. Water ballet with Mrs. Goldfisher. Yodeling with Little Old Lady Hoo. Yoga with Guru Prakesh Pretzel. Tuba with Mr. Oompah! Ernestine is the poster girl for today's over-scheduled child. But Ernestine is about to do something no Buckmeister has ever done before. PLAY!
Like her character Ernestine, Linda has taken lots of classes - everything from Archery, Chinese Cooking, Figure Skating, Fencing, Clogging (that has nothing to do with shower drains) , to Zumba. She loves dreaming up stories, biking along the canals, taking photos, doing pottery, traipsing through quaint towns, playing the flute...and sometimes just playing.
Linda graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University (New York) and has an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. When Linda isn't writing, she's usually working for the United Nations as a media and public information specialist - or eating heavily frosted cupcakes.
To learn more about Linda, visit her at www.lindalodding.com, Facebook and Twitter@lindalodding.com
