Name this book!

Clue # 1 He had his own small yard under an apple tree when he was two weeks old.

Clue # 2 The prize Indian blanket made a tent to keep the hot afternoon sun off the children.

Clue # 3 His new friend had eight legs.

Here is another one to try:

Name this book!

Clue # 1 Miss Tatlock showed her how to put a spool of film on the machine and where to look for the obituaries.

Clue # 2 There were thunder and lightning the night they went upstairs to see what more they could find out.

Clue # 3 The little figures had real hair and joints so their arms and legs could move.

This is the final book. See if you can name it.

Clue # 1 The musician did not need to carry a violin with him because part of his body was just like a real violin.

Clue # 2 It destroyed everything in its path including automobiles, fences, hedges, cowsheds, stables and pigsties.

Clue # 3 It had been as large as a melon and then a pumpkin but it continued to grow.

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