Zilot - Bob Odenkirk (Author) & Erin Odenkirk (Illustrator) - Top Book Pick!

Children’s Poetry

Rating: 9/10

Hang on tight. I’m about to say it. It’s coming out of my mouth, there will be a written record of it. Seuss has been bested!

If I didn’t have reason to adore actor Bob Odenkirk before, this charming and delightful collection of poems for children would be more than reason enough!

Full of big words, small words and even some made up words, they capture contemporary challenges facing kids today and give them something to giggle about! And not just the kiddies either, I loved it! And his daughter Erin Odenkirk’s illustrations are brilliant accompaniment.

But why write down more of my words, let’s use his instead…just a snippet from Lollygagging, a lost art in today’s world for sure.

Lollygagging

We’ll aim to aim aimlessly

And traipse about spaciously

And fart around graciously

And fritter tenaciously.

Let’s not focus nor work

On what’s “necessary” or “needed”

Let’s get down to beeswax

And get our lollygagging completed!

More to explore…

I Never Sleep

Tweeting Birds

Magic Time

Perfect Scribble

I Flubbed It

A Great Day

I Like To Itemize

None For Me

Party Of One

Sight To See

Zilot Return Policy (hint, not gonna happen)

Book Pairing(s): Calef Brown (The Ghostly Carousel, Hypnotize A Tiger, Dutch Sneakers & Flea Keepers), Chinlun Lee (Very Kind Rich Lady & Her 100 Dogs), Jack Prelutsky (I Lost My Hippopotamus, My Parents Think I’m Sleeping, It’s Snowing!)