We showcase some of the best of 2023 for kids music. The Kids Crew is joined by guests Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin Odenkirk. Their book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes is our pick for the best book of 2023 for children. Celebrate the best of 2023 with The Children’s Hour.

It’s the end of a year, and the Kids Crew visits with Bob and Erin Odenkirk about their new book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Our conversation, and the book’s poems are both laughable, on purpose!

Erin Odenkirk, illustrator and her dad Bob Odenkirk, author

Poetry begins at home, and in the home of the Odenkirks, it happened every single night. Bob Odenkirk and his kids wrote a poem a day for years, creating a family notebook that sat on the bookshelf next to Dr. Seuss and other books.

Over time the notebook filled, and the family had to start adding loose leaf papers. The poems were adapted into the book Zilot during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

This episode of The Children’s Hour was recorded at the Outpost Performance Space in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The show was produced by our Executive Director, Katie Stone and our Senior Producer Christina Stella. Chad Scheer engineered at Outpost, and Gus Tafoya wrote our transcript. Many thanks to Bob and Erin Odenkirk for joining us on The Children’s Hour. 

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