[PW] Children's book from late 40s or early 50s

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--
I don't think that's it.  The one I remember was all in color, and in
addition, what I can make out of the Moore books seems to show that
her triplets were two girls and a boy.  But it's nice to know about
this series.

Metta,
Ivan

On Feb 7, 2008 1:18 AM, S M Colowick <januarye at gmail.com> wrote:
> Probably a long shot, but there was a 1930s-40s series of books by
> Bertha B. Moore that included The Triplets Become Good Neighbors. You
> can see a cover at http://www.seriesbooks.com/triplets.htm. I think
> there may have been an underlying Christian theme to the series.
>
> smc
>
>
> On Feb 6, 2008 10:46 AM, Ivan Van Laningham <ivanlan9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi All--
> > I'm looking for a children's book citation.  I think "Triplets" is in
> > the title, but I could be wrong; however, the plot is that a new
> > family moves in across the street from the little boy protagonist
> > (who, as I remember, dresses in blue clothes that somewhat resemble a
> > cub scout uniform).  He sees a little red-haired girl, with freckles,
> > who looks to be his own age.  The moving van is still there, and I
> > think he offers to help carry things inside.  It takes him a long time
> > to realize that there are three identical redheads.
> >
> > This would have been published at latest around 1951, 1952, because I
> > read it at four or five.  A larger size soft-bound book, as I recall;
> > maybe it was printed on cloth?  I thought it might have been titled,
> > _Tommy and the Triplets_, but a search turned up nothing.
> >
> > Any clues?
> >
> > Metta,
> > Ivan
>



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