For no reason, my mom said "Later, skater waiter gator," and it rang a
bell  as being from a children's book she used to read me. However, we
can't seem to remember which one it was.

What children's book is the quote (or similar) "Later, skater waiter
gator" in?

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Request for Question Clarification by grimace-ga on 07 Jan 2003 04:24 PST

Can't find anything immediately - have you tried asking your mother?

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Clarification of Question by q3augustus-ga on 07 Jan 2003 07:16 PST

Original message states that we (my parents and I) cannot remember
where this was from. I do remember, though, that the book couldn't be
more than 40 years old, and had lots of rhymes like that. I'm sure it
*was not* a Dr. Suess book.

I can find lots of "Later Skater" references searching on Google - but
only in the context of it being a sign-off for skater guys and gals
(as in "(see you) later, skater!"). But nothing in relation to a kids
book and no "waiter gator" either!
Sorry.

My immediate thought when I read this question was of Richard Scarry's books.

It turned out to be "Seals On Wheels"