Oh, Such Foolishness!

by William Cole, Tomie dePaola

A comical compendium of delightful nonsense verse from the pens of well-known and anonymous poets is accented by droll ink drawings that add their own cheerful dimension

Genres: Poetry

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1978

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of poems gathered by William Cole that are all nonsense poems. These poems would be great in spurring students' imagination. They are so way out, some of them, that the students should enjoy them. These types of poems are could help students develop an interest in poetry.

Great springboard for creative writing assignments.

[Rachel B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love silly poems. They are so much fun to read out loud with my preschooler. Silly words make her giggle.