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

[Reference]

Could it be Flicka, Ricka and Dicka with a
different illustrator?

Barb

--- Ivan Van Laningham <ivanlan9 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All--
> Nope, very definitely not Flicka, Ricka and
> Dicka.  Completely
> different style of art.  The book I remember
> was done in a similar
> style to the Dick & Jane books--"See Spot run!"
>  ;-)
> 
> Metta,
> Ivan
> 
> On Feb 7, 2008 10:56 AM, Nancy Jo Leachman
> <nancyjo at salpublib.org> wrote:
> > 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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> > Sent: Wed 2/6/2008 12:46 PM
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> > Subject: [PW] Children's book from late 40s
> or early 50s
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> > --
> > Ivan Van Laningham
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