So, I've been on a quest for absorbing as much of the *cLUeS* that seem to be in Funkopop-related merch without buying any of it, and I want to point out a couple things I've realized while capturing screenshots (below) from this YT flip-through video of the Little Golden Book, "Inside, Outside, Upside Down: A Book of Opposites"
First off - I still think it's weird that there's ABC / 123 type books for children with ST IP. I get that it's "for the parents," really, but aren't the kids going to have questions? ((It funnily reminds me of why I could never see the mysterious movie that the Splash Mountain ride at Disneyworld was based on, and seemed to be featured in some musical sing-a-long VHS tapes.))
Second - I've got to point out that the title of this book appears to be a direct reference to the Berenstain Bears' 1968 children's book, "Inside, Outside, Upside Down." Yes, the same "Berenstain Bears" that many people, including myself, (apparently incorrectly) remember as the Berenstein Bears (which is often used as as an example of the Mandela Effect). That said, the 1968 book has WAY less text than the ST book, and seems to be more about teaching young children spatial concepts (rather than opposites). Here's a minute-long read-through video of that one, if you're curious.
I'l make a few conformitygate-relevant observations below these screenshots:
Okay, so here's my main observations:
I don't remember Chrissy seeing spiders in the bathroom.
I notice Nancy & Vecna both seem to be in the attic when he's ominously reaching out to her. That's different than what the show implies (that she gets GOT while in the Munsons' UD trailer).
Seems like Eleven is already sad that she's not in Hawkins when she's giving her hero presentation at school in Lenora.
Weird to see Mike in a desert area with the (simplified) Hellfire shirt on.
Also, it reads like Eleven heads to Indiana BEFORE the helicopter tries to stop her.
Hopper only kills a demodog in Russia (that might just make sense to be less spooky for children)
It's funny to see the tentacles chasing after Erica (running out of the Creel House)
Also - haha - the Byler observation I've seen folks made before that Will and Mike are sitting on the last page where it says "friends always stand together."