y teacher is Miss Bonkers,
She's as bouncy as a flea.
I'm not certain what she teaches,
But I'm glad she teaches me.
ook! Look!" she chirps. "I'll show you how
To tell a cactus from a cow,
And then I shall instruct you why
A hippo cannot hope to fly."


Text copyright © 1999 by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., and Jack Prelutsky. Illustrations copyright © 1999 by Lane Smith. Representations of Dr. Seuss characters and images as they appear in Lane Smith's illustrations are copyright © and trademark ™ by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Used by permission. Illustrations in "How This Book Came to Be" copyright © 1999 by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.