Who This Author Is

Bill Cosby has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 42 catalog-linked books across 1981 to 2007, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Come On People and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Bt Bound.

Best Place To Start

Come On People

Thomas Nelson • 2007 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Scholastic and Bt Bound

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Bt Bound.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Come On People

    Thomas Nelson • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 288 pages.

  2. I Am What I Ate...and I'm frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy

    Harpercollins • 2004 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. One Dark and Scary Night (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers)

    Scholastic • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 40 pages.

  4. I Am What I Ate...and I'm Frightened!!!

    Harpercollins • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 184 pages.

  5. Congratulations! Now What? A Book for Graduates

    Hyperion Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 144 pages.

  6. Little Bill #10: Worst Day Of My Life, The (level 3) (Little Bill)

    Scholastic • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 40 pages.

  7. Kids Say the Darndest Things!

    Bantam Dell Pub Group • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 163 pages.

  8. Love and Marriage

    Bantam Books • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 267 pages.

  9. You Are Somebody Special

    Quest International • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 205 pages.

  10. Time Flies

    Bantam Books • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 176 pages.

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