Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, comedian, and actor Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, present poetic nonsense for all ages perfect for fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky!

Bob Odenkirk began writing these poems with his children when they were little, compiling the poetry into a homemade book entitled Olde Time Rhymes. He wanted Nate and Erin to understand that actual people had written the books the family loved to read and to instill in them the feeling that they could be writers and illustrators themselves. Almost twenty years later, when the Odenkirks found themselves quarantined under the same roof, they revisited these mostly silly, sometimes poignant works. It wasn't until Erin began to create illustrations to accompany the words, though, that the book grew to be something much bigger than an Odenkirk family treasure.

From the titular made-up word for a blanket fort, an adorable dog with a penchant for the zoomies, and a father teaching his kids how umbrellas work, the subjects of these works, complemented by Erin's whimsical and detailed linework, come alive on these pages. Featuring over seventy poems, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes will delight readers young and old.

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Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, comedian, and actor Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, present poetic nonsense for all ages perfect for fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky!

Bob Odenkirk began writing these poems with his children when they were little, compiling the poetry into a homemade book entitled Olde Time Rhymes. He wanted Nate and Erin to understand that actual people had written the books the family loved to read and to instill in them the feeling that they could be writers and illustrators themselves. Almost twenty years later, when the Odenkirks found themselves quarantined under the same roof, they revisited these mostly silly, sometimes poignant works. It wasn't until Erin began to create illustrations to accompany the words, though, that the book grew to be something much bigger than an Odenkirk family treasure.

From the titular made-up word for a blanket fort, an adorable dog with a penchant for the zoomies, and a father teaching his kids how umbrellas work, the subjects of these works, complemented by Erin's whimsical and detailed linework, come alive on these pages. Featuring over seventy poems, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes will delight readers young and old.

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Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

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Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

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Who better to deliver the goofy gospel than Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer and comedian Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk. This will delight readers young and old and anyone who isn’t boring… or striving to be less boring.

Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, comedian, and actor Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, present poetic nonsense for all ages perfect for fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky!

Bob Odenkirk began writing these poems with his children when they were little, compiling the poetry into a homemade book entitled Olde Time Rhymes. He wanted Nate and Erin to understand that actual people had written the books the family loved to read and to instill in them the feeling that they could be writers and illustrators themselves. Almost twenty years later, when the Odenkirks found themselves quarantined under the same roof, they revisited these mostly silly, sometimes poignant works. It wasn't until Erin began to create illustrations to accompany the words, though, that the book grew to be something much bigger than an Odenkirk family treasure.

From the titular made-up word for a blanket fort, an adorable dog with a penchant for the zoomies, and a father teaching his kids how umbrellas work, the subjects of these works, complemented by Erin's whimsical and detailed linework, come alive on these pages. Featuring over seventy poems, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes will delight readers young and old.


Editorial Reviews

Jenna Fischer

These clever poems will unlock your imagination and bring laughs to your belly. My daughter and I loved Zilot!

Henry Winkler

Bob and his daughter have created a book for bedtime, wake time, any ol’ time at all!

Scott Aukerman

Bob and I once had a conversation about how he was going to start a family so he could write a children’s book with them. Hats off to a true 3-D chess player!

Carol Burnett

Everyone should have a family like the Odenkirks, who, in this delightful book, share their love of reading, art, and whimsy with all of us.

first National Ambassador for Young People’s Jon Scieszka

If you DON’T want to read funny, heartfelt, wild poems with perfect illustrations . . . don’t read this book!

bestselling author of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwic Adam Rex

Utterly charming. An invitation inside the Odenkirks’ pillow fort, and you should accept.

Tig Notaro

It is my civic duty to demand that you and your entire family read this wonderfully ridiculous book written and illustrated by a wonderfully ridiculous family called the Odenkirks.

David Cross

Snuggle up, get a fire going, and read these delightful, thoughtful, and brilliantly illustrated poems. The fire MUST be within a safety-compliant fireplace or outdoors in a four-by-six firepit.

bestselling author of I’m Just No Good at Rh Chris Harris

You’ll laugh and ‘aw’ and sniffle and snort and sigh. Sidesplittingly hilarious!

From the Publisher

A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A 2023 Nerdy Book Club Award Winner 

 

* “In the same vein as…Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, Odenkirk’s poems beg to be read out loud…Highly recommended for those looking to freshen up their collections of silly poetry.”—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Zilot strikes the perfect balance as a gift that will inspire repeated bedtime reading.”—BookPage, starred review

“Silliness abounds throughout the 70-plus disparate poems, each featuring…illustrations that radiate enthusiastic quirkiness.”—Publishers Weekly

“This collection of silly poems will make the entire family LOL."—Parents, "The Ultimate Summer Reading List for Kids and Teens"

“Snuggle up, get a fire going, and read these delightful, thoughtful, and brilliantly illustrated poems. The fire MUST be within a safety-compliant fireplace or outdoors in a four-by-six firepit.” —David Cross, actor, comedian, writer, honorary fire safety marshal

“You’ll laugh and ‘aw’ and sniffle and snort and sigh. Sidesplittingly hilarious!” —Chris Harris, bestselling author of I’m Just No Good at Rhyming

“These clever poems will unlock your imagination and bring laughs to your belly. My daughter and I loved Zilot!” —Jenna Fischer, actor, author, podcaster

“If you DON’T want to read funny, heartfelt, wild poems with perfect illustrations . . . don’t read this book!”—Jon Scieszka, first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

“Bob and I once had a conversation about how he was going to start a family so he could write a children’s book with them. Hats off to a true 3-D chess player!” —Scott Aukerman, comedian, writer, host of Comedy Bang! Bang!

“Utterly charming. An invitation inside the Odenkirks’ pillow fort, and you should accept.” —Adam Rex, bestselling author of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and On Account of the Gum

“Bob and his daughter have created a book for bedtime, wake time, any ol’ time at all!”—Henry Winkler, actor, co-author of the bestselling Hank Zipzer series

“Everyone should have a family like the Odenkirks, who, in this delightful book, share their love of reading, art, and whimsy with all of us.” —Carol Burnett, actor, author, legend

“It is my civic duty to demand that you and your entire family read this wonderfully ridiculous book written and illustrated by a wonderfully ridiculous family called the Odenkirks.”—Tig Notaro, actor, comedian, writer

Kirkus Reviews

2023-08-12
Poems on various topics by the actor/screenwriter and his kids.

In collaboration with his now-grown children—particularly daughter Erin, who adds gently humorous vignettes and spot art to each entry—Bob Odenkirk, best known for his roles in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, dishes up a poetic hodgepodge that is notably loose jointed in the meter and rhyme departments. The story also too often veers from child-friendly subjects (bedtime-delaying tactics, sympathy for a dog with the zoomies) to writerly whines (“The be-all and end-all of perfection in scribbling, / no matter and no mind to any critical quibbling”). Some of the less-than-compelling lines describe how a “plane ride is an irony / with a strange and wondrous duplicity.” A few gems are buried in the bunch, however, like the comforting words offered to a bedroom monster and a frightened invisible friend, not to mention an invitation from little Willy Whimble, who lives in a tuna can but has a heart as “big as can be. / Come inside, / stay for dinner. / I’ll roast us a pea!” They’re hard to find, though. Notwithstanding nods to Calef Brown, Shel Silverstein, and other gifted wordsmiths in the acknowledgments, the wordplay in general is as artificial as much of the writing: “I scratched, then I scrutched / and skrappled away, / scritching my itch with great / pan-a-ché…” Human figures are light-skinned throughout.

A lackluster collection of verse enlivened by a few bright spots. (Poetry. 6-8)

Product Details

BN ID: 2940178194041
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Publication date: 10/10/2023
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 5 - 8 Years
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