I remember my 2nd grade teacher reading us these stories, and the one that stuck most with me was the one about the Semi truck following this lady at night who had a guy in her backseat with a knife.
Anyway, these pictures... Apparently they were so disturbing, that they had another artist re-illustrate the books, and they were re-distributed and published, and now you can't find the original copies in stores ANYWHERE.
Anyway, I'm sure you'll see why people thought these images were a little unnerving and unsettling for kids...
Don't click unless you want nightmares.... or you don't get easily scared.
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Now here are some before and after pics, with the re-illustrated artworks. The new ones are laaaaaame..

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