i'm looking for a children's book i had as a kid. it was poetry, i think dr. seuss. help?

Question

there was a poem i remember, the last one in the book.
the ice cream man, that crazy man
he threw the cones in the garbage can
he threw the ice cream in the lake
he threw away the ice cream cake....
the cherries i love, he also threw
it drove me nuts and he threw those too.

another poem
down at the bottom of a deep, dark well
the cat in the hat and the lorax dwell
waiting to be put to use
in another great book by dr. seuss

Answer 1

Hi!

If it is not Dr. Suess, it could be Shel Silverstein. He wrote wonderful childrens poetry books many years ago. Many children even liked him better than Dr. Suess.

He is probably best known for his story "The Giving Tree"-- which is such a sweet book, it still makes me cry even though I am adult...

Eitherway, the first poem you posted sounds like something Shel Silverstein would write, so check him out.

Poetry books by Shel Silverstein:
*Where the Sidewalk Ends
*A Light in the Attic
*Falling Up

I hope this helps... Good Reading...
T.

Answer 2

Doesn't sound like Seuss to me, even though it mentions him - not his style. I read a lot of Seuss when I was a kid, and saw a lot more when my kids were that age...never seen this one, sorry.