About the Author

Linda Goudsmit is the devoted wife of Rob and they are the parents of four children and the grandparents of four. She and Rob owned and operated a girls' clothing store in Michigan for forty years before retiring to the sunny beaches of Florida. A graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Linda has a lifelong commitment to learning and is an avid reader and observer of life. She is the author of the philosophy book Dear America: Who's Driving the Bus?, its political sequel, The Book of Humanitarian Hoaxes: Killing America with 'Kindness', and numerous current affairs articles featured on her websites www.lindagoudsmit.com and www.goudsmit.pundicity.com. Linda's illustrated book series, Mimi's Strategy, offers young children a universal new way of solving their problems and having their needs met. Mrs. Goudsmit believes that learning to think strategically rather than reacting emotionally is a valuable problem-solving skill that will empower any child throughout his/her life. Plus, in Linda's words, "I have yet to meet the child who would prefer a reprimand to a kiss."