Esme Raji Codell ist eine Autorin, die für die Verbreitung der Begeisterung für Bücher mit Originalität und Effektivität gefeiert wird. Ihre literarischen Beiträge werden für ihren einzigartigen Ansatz zur fesselnden Ansprache von Lesern, insbesondere Kindern, mit der Welt der Geschichten gewürdigt. Codells Werk setzt sich für Vorstellungskraft ein und fördert die Lesefreude durch innovative Methoden. Sie bringt eine unverwechselbare Stimme in die Literatur ein, die inspiriert und fesselt.
This sassy twist on fairy tales follows the story of Hunky Dory, whose interest in wishcraft instead of witchcraft gets her kicked out of charm school. Now she's determined to follow her heart and become a fairy godmother. Illustrations.
At once "a pop culture phenomenon" (Publishers Weekly) and "screamingly funny" (Booklist), Educating Esmé "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" (Boston Phoenix Literary Section). A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—as she prefers to be called—does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher’s perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.