Key ideas from Tish Rabe

• Tish Rabe started at Sesame Street season two as music production assistant, singing "I Love Trash" with Oscar the Grouch as her first big break
• Sesame Street writers always wrote endings first, using Abbott and Costello films as inspiration - "How did they get there?" - Rabe
• Dr. Seuss died before finishing his science book series, leading Random House to ask Rabe to continue it in his rhythm and rhyme scheme
• Being Green broke all children's songwriting rules by having no end rhymes, unlike typical songs that rhyme everything
• Rabe started her own publishing company at age 71 during COVID, focusing on books that help underserved children get free books
• Oh Baby, The Places You'll Go was commissioned by Audrey Geisel after 1950s research showed babies recognize voices heard in utero
• Military families face unique challenges when parents deploy for a year, inspiring Rabe's Sometimes a Part Always in My Heart
• All of Rabe's 200+ children's books use rhyme because it serves as children's first exposure to mnemonic devices for memory