Cole, William
William Rossa Cole (November 20, 1919 – August 2, 2000) was an American editor, anthologist, columnist, author, and writer of light verse. He produced around 75 books, most of them anthologies. -Wikipedia
Works (50)
Beastly boys and ghastly girls
Oh, What Nonsense!
I can't believe you said that!
Eight lines and under
What's Good for a 4-Year Old
Poem Stew
June 29, 1983
I'm mad at you
Oh, What an Awful Thing to Say!
A Zooful of animals
Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland, & Wales
Oh, how silly!
Dinosaurs and beasts of yore : poems
Oh, that's ridiculous!
Women are wonderful!
The Bedside Book of Insults
The Random House treasury of humorous quotations
A boy named Mary Jane, and other silly verse
Oh, Such Foolishness!
October 1978
The best cartoons from Punch
The Poetry of horses
The Punch line
I went to the animal fair
Oh, what nonsense!
A big bowl of Punch
The book of giggles
Sex
Beastly boys and ghastly girls
Have I got dogs!
The best humor from Punch
The Bedside Book of More and Meaner Insults
Story poems, new and old
Good dog poems
Bah, Humbug! Grumping Through the Season
Rough Men, Tough
Poems of magic and spells
The sea, ships and sailors
A book of nature poems
Poems for seasons and celebrations
Poems from Ireland
Humorous poetry for children
Rough men, tough men
What's good for a five-year-old?
A Zooful of Animals
Knock knocks you've never heard before
Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls
The sea, ships and sailors
Random House treasury of humorous quotations
Monster Knock Knocks
January 1988
Quotable New York
What's good for a three-year-old?