Esmé Raji Codell

Offers a different look at some classic stories, as a parent and child read before bedtime.

After the boys won't let her join in their basketball game, Lulu decides to host a Basket Ball, where girls from all over come to participate and, with Lulu as captain, end up forming a special team.

In the witty sequel to Fairly Fairy Tales, Esmé Raji Codell's latest picture book features charming twists on the beloved Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

In early 1900s New York City, miserly Scroogemacher, a waistcoat factory owner, is visited by the Rabbis of Hanukkah Past, Present, and Future and learns the value of carrying on Jewish tradition. Includes glossary of Yiddish terms and historical notes.