Protagonists Ned and Ted, easy reader around late 40s early 60s, characters paint themselves into a corner and eat lemon cakes

[Julia]

My dad read this book in the 70s but it was probably around before- perhaps in the 40s- 60s. It is a Dick and Jane esque book that has two protagonists Ned and Ted. There is also a female character in the book. One of the boys is painting the floor and inadvertently paints himself into a corner. He then asks for lemon cakes because he gets hungry. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

[Ayshe]

It looks to be "A Pet in the Paint" in
"Winston Basic Readers Communication Program" by Russell G. Stauffer
https://books.google.com/books?id=5y0...

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Julia, was your book "A Pet in the Paint" or are you still looking?

[Ayshe]

It seems "A pet in the paint" was not separate book but included in Friends All About. It can be read on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/friendsal...