Andrew W

I'm trying to find the titles for two children's books I read as a kid. One was a book that was a large, thin, hardcover book that featured a man who lost his head, and tried various things like a banana, a carved wooden head, etc. He woke up after someone kicked him in the head (yeah, violent, I know).

The second book was also hardcover, thin (I guess most kids books are) and featured some kind of room like an empty theater room, which these 5 kids were imagining what might be in the room - some imagined monsters, or some kind of wild musical instrument.

It's been bugging me for years to find these books again. If anyone had any ideas please post a response..

Durfee

Andrew -

The first one you're looking for may be The Man Who Lost His Head by Claire Huchet Bishop and Robert McCloskey. Not sure about the other one.

kitkat

The first book is Where the Sidewalk Ends. He sat on a rock and it was his head....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060572345/ref=pd_lpo_k2a_1_txt_T2/002-1848768-3473604?%5Fencoding=UTF8