Bob Odenkirk and Erin Odenkirk on Their 'Zilot & Other Important Rhymes' Poems
The children’s bookZilot & Other Important Rhymesis a family affair, with actorBob Odenkirkhaving started writing poems with his children when they were little and compiling them into their own homemade binding. Almost twenty years later, pandemic quarantine led to revisiting this work, coming up with some new ideas, and a now adultErin Odenkirkcreating illustrations to bring these characters to life on the page. During this interview with Collider, Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin talked about how special this shared family experience was, ensuring that all the poems felt like kids were really involved with writing them, growing up in a household that was both creative and critical, the importance of encouraging a willingness to try even if you fail, the decision to use a made-up word for the book’s title, bringing these characters to life through illustrations, the books that made the biggest impression on their own lives, and their hope that they’ll get to collaborate on something again, in the future....