(Paperback)

Suitable for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, this title features the exuberant diary of Esme Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. It opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher's perspective. It reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher.

(Paperback)

Offering parents practical advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, the author of "Educating Esme" introduces 3000 teacher-recommended book titles, along with hundreds of craft ideas, projects, recipes, activities, book groups for boys and more.