Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls
By William Cole
1964
First Published
4.29
Average Rating
124
Number of Pages
A collection of humorous poetry about naughty, ill-mannered, even cruel, boys and girls.
Avg Rating
4.29
Number of Ratings
96
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Author
William Cole
Author · 16 books
William Rossa Cole (1919-2000) was best known as an editor and anthologist. He was editor or author (or co-editor or co-author) of about 75 books, 50 of them anthologies. Three of his books were honored by the ALA: I Went to the Animal Fair in 1958, Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls in 1964, and The Birds and Beast Were There in 1965. He was an editor for Simon & Schuster and Viking, and a columnist for the Saturday Review. He died in summer 2000, at the age of 80.
