Esmé Raji Codell

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Esme Raji Codell is the recipient of a prestigious James Patterson Pageturner Award for spreading the excitement of books in an effective and original way. She has been a keynote speaker for the International Reading Association and the American Library Association, a “virtual” keynote for the National Education Association’s “Stay Afloat!” online conference for first-year teachers, and a featured speaker at the National Museum for Women in the Arts. She has appeared on CBS’s The Early Show, CNN, C-SPAN, and NPR, among other media outlets across the country. The author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading, as well as five award-winning books for children, Esmé runs the popular children’s literature Web site and the unique literary salon...more

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NEWBERY AND CALDECOTT PREDICTIONS!

Hello, friends! Catching up a bit as I am still finding a balance between blogging, mom-ming, grad school, cake-frosting and being a full-time public school teacher librarian, but I haven't forgotten our fun and am busy compiling a list of this year's best. Meanwhile, I can't resist sharing my picks for the 2011 American Library Association's Newbery and Caldecott Awards, the "Oscars" of the ch... read more »

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Books by Esmé Raji Codell

Average rating: 3.93 · 4,492 ratings · 820 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Educating ESME: Diary of a Teacher's First Year 3.94 avg rating — 2,244 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Sahara Special 4.00 avg rating — 1,145 ratings — published 2003 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Diary of a Fairy Godmother by Esmé Raji Codell, Drazen Kozjan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	My rating:
	How to Get Your Child to Love Reading 4.33 avg rating — 239 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Vive La Paris 4.01 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Fairly Fairy Tales by Esmé Raji Codell, Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-To-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade by Esmé Raji Codell, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	The Basket Ball by Esmé Raji Codell, Jennifer Plecas (Illustrator) 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Anniversary by Esmé Raji Codell, Lynne Rae Perkins (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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“It's not our job to be liked(teachers)", I reminded her. "Its our job to help them be smart(students)". Secretly, I thought, who gives a rat's ass if they like us? Sometimes I can hardly stand them!”
― Esmé Raji Codell

tags: educating-esme

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“I tend not to share things unnecessarily with those I despise.”
― Esmé Raji Codell

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“...'Loving children is what teachers do for extra credit. It's not the main assignment.'
'Seems to me that the extra credit is more important than the main assignment,' observed Cordelia.”
― Esmé Raji Codell

tags: inspirational

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