to really dislike it when picture books are just wrong?

[mousyfledermaus]

for example "a squash and a squeeze" the house from the outside does not match (windows/doors) the inside.
not to mention funny proportions.

[Proudnscary]

Are you an architect or a wee bit OCD? Either way, an interesting OP

[TethHearseEnd]

Have you seen In The Night Garden yet?

[mousyfledermaus]

when you have to read the books everyday at least 10 times a day for a fortnight only swap for the next favourite...

[MurderBloodstabsandgore]

for god's sake don't watch In The Night Garden.

[BoattoBolivia]

Have you seen 'the grumpalump'? The gnu blows into a hot air balloon and then sails away in it! What has he got, flame breath!!? Yanbu.

[Seabright]

I am still annoyed by "Look There's A Baby" with it's "Surprise Mirror Ending"

Nooooooooooo! Either it has a surprise ending, or a mirror ending; it can't have both.

And breathe

[Proudnscary]

Actually (slightly off topic) it does annoy me now that everyone's jumped on the 'higgledy piggledy writing all around and upside down the page in a quirky modern stylee' Lauren Child wagon. I spend my life turning books upside down, squinting and reading like a 5 year old.

[MurderBloodstabsandgore]

seabright what? My baby can't read the cover! For the first time at least, the mirror was a surprise. [hgrin]

[mousyfledermaus]

that is just so wrong as well.
and chosing typos that are difficult to read (well the first few times) when the book is held by a bouncy toddler.

[Proudnscary]

Yes really all books should have straight lines, Times Roman or Helvetica typeface which adults are used to deciphering with ease and correctly scaled pictures.

[EcoLady]

It winds me up that the butterfly's wings are upside down at the end of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

[AblativeAbsolute]

God, YAsoNBU. Hate hate hate typos or other mistakes in books. So many kids' books are unbelievably badly written (though I have to admit I would forgive Julia Donaldson almost anything - I've never noticed the architectural problems with A Squash and a Squeeze before, but I will now, curse you OP!). My current irritation is The Very Busy Spider with its 'pesty' fly - pesky, surely??!! It's DS2's favourite book at the moment, so I have to look at it about ten times a day.

[mumofthreekids]

Have you read Meg's Veg, anyone? Huge gaping hole in the plot!

[Proudnscary]

[aldiwhore]

I'd have once said you're a bit obsessive and pedantic, but when you've read the same book over and over and over again you see the flaws.

In StickMan, towards the last page where Santa comes down the chimney, his GREEN glove is in a scary claw shape.. it really annoys me, the picture is scary and it sullys santa!! Outrageous!!! [hgrin]

We have to skip that page. Grrr. Annoys me every single bloody time.

[BertieBotts]

The surprise mirror ending is a surprise, though. The "mirror" is wonky and makes you look all blobulous.

[BertieBotts]

I've never read Meg's Veg but did do a double take as I thought you had typed "Meg's Vag"

[Panzee]

As a teacher, I like picture books with fonts that are easy to read upside down. :)

[onefatcat]

...and the butterfly must actually be moth because butterfly caterpillars make a chrysalis not a coccoon.

[mumofthreekids]

Bertie :o

[Proudnscary]

Ooh not noticed that re StickMan. Will have a look.

Love all the Alex Thingy, Julia Whatsername books

[bringmemoonshine2011]

DS1 has a picture book that spell 'through' 'thru' aggrrah.

[CrystalQueen]

Another vote against the upside down butterfly wings. Aaargh. Currently resisting the temptation to sneak into DD's room to check out scary claw Santa in Stick Man.

[grumpypants]

Yes, santa in stick man is terrifying.

[MamaMaiasaura]

Thanks OP for thread

Aldiwhore - so That's why ds2 doesn't like that page.

The ladybird that said never a word - meant to have a ladybird on every page, but the opening cover and closing page doesn't. We end up talking about the types of poo piles on those pages instead

Hungry caterpillar - it is not a fecking cocoon it's a chrysalis. Annoys me every time.

I'm sure I'll post on here some more as ds2 is book obsessed