Trying to find two children's books...?

[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.

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