Esme Raji Codell

A nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based instruction, Esme Raji Codell is today "one of the nation's most sought-after voices for empowering teachers" (People) and a "Superstar of Education" (Scolastic Instructor). Esme has been interviewed on CBS This Morning, CNN, C-SPAN s Book Talk, and NPR. The author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading as well as award-winning books for children, Esme lives with her husband and son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children's literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon, the PlanetEsme Bookroom.