Pictures that LIE!

The photo I chose from the "Pictures that Lie" gallery was the one with Clement Hurd. He was the illustrator for the book "Goodnight Moon". This is a very popular children's book that I can recall reading many times as a young lad. The picture is seen on the inside cover of the book. The picture was manipulated to eliminate the cigarette in his hand. I am guessing the publisher removed the cigarette from his hand to prevent children from seeing someone they could potentially idolize smoking a square. I believe it was a good choice to remove the cigarette from his hand because kids need positive role models, not ones that could lead them to start smoking. It could potentially offend Hurd, because maybe he wanted to be seen smoking cigarettes all the time. But ultimately I prefer the health of the children!