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

[Nancy Jo Leachman]

I'm pretty sure the books she wants are the Flicka, Dicka and Ricka books by Maj Lindman.  F, D & R are three little Swedish girls that are triples and look and dress alike. There are many titles in the series. They were first written in the 1950s. One of them does have the plot of a new boy moving in who sees each of them but thinks he's seen the same girl 3 times.
 
Nancy Jo Leachman
Head of Reference
Salina Public Library
301 W. Elm
Salina, KS 67401
 
785 825-4624

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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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