When the moon is not full, is it still there? Of course it is, but many paintings and drawings will show a crescent moon with a star (or stars) right in the middle of the dark side of the moon. Children's books are some of the worst offenders. For example, see the picture below (taken from "Sleepy Dog" a Step Into Reading book by Harriet Ziefert (illustrated by Norman Gorbaty)).
Showing the moon and stars in this configuration is like saying "When Julius Ceaser ruled Rome in 500 BC". I won't comment on the "turn on the moon" part 'cause that's kind of cute, right? I mean "notice the reflection of the sun's light now made more dramatic by the surrounding darkness" just doesn't have that easy reader feel...
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