Are you a first-year teacher? Are you a school librarian? Do you like to use themes in your teaching? Do you like to read aloud? Are you a parent? Are you a book lover? Are you a fun lover?

WELL, YOU'RE WHO I HAD IN MIND!

Click the buttons above,
or scroll and click through the complete index to the left
to begin your journey into Madame Esmé's world of children's literature.

Visit the many moons of Planet Esmé:

Algonquin, where you can read about the book I wrote, Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year.

Amazon.com, where you can acquire children's books for your own collection.

Children's Literature Web Guide, an Aladdin's Cave of resources for anyone interested in children's literature, including up-to-date news, library links and author and publisher links.

Teachers Helping Teachers, where you can find lots of great ideas for the classroom, or make special requests on a dynamic bulletin board.

Teachers.Net Chatboard Network, where you can connect with real live teachers from all over the country and share ideas and experiences on over 30 chatboards. The ultimate in teacher support! Or enjoy many more teacher-designed links on the Teachers.Net Webring!

Trelease on Reading, a web site brimming with outstanding recommendations and research regarding read-aloud!

Special thanks to
JIM POLLOCK,
web designer extraordinaire,
and
LIZA TURSKY and her 2ND GRADE CLASSROOM,
talented artists all!
"Planet Esmé" artwork for this page designed by Hailey Nelson. "Portrait of Madame Esmé" designed by Alan Lazzar.
Look for more designs by Hailey, Alan and their classmates throughout the site!
Free use graphics were acquired at the
Animations site
and the High Plains Phi Delta Kappa site!

E-MAIL ME! I love to receive book-related classroom success stories, read-aloud recommendations, birthday party ideas, feedback!

PUBLISHERS, if you have galley or bound copies of books you would like to submit for consideration for inclusion on a Planet Esme, please submit to Madame Esmé, P.O. Box 965, Evanston, IL 60201. Submissions will not be returned.

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Since April, 1999