Ragsdale, Linda: - Linda Ragsdale always wanted everyone to be a dragon--a Peace Dragon, that is! As an award-winning author, illustrator, international speaker, and peace teacher, Linda developed her Peace Dragon Tales to help us harness our fiery and emotional energies and redirect them into peaceful and productive outcomes. Linda was the author of the Peace Dragon Tales including titles such as The Peace Dragon, Positively Purple, The Star, Words, Not Opposites, Alphabetter, The Elephant Whisperer, How I Did It, and Breathe.