About this title: Follows the plight of Camilla Cream, who dreams of being popular but who breaks out in "stripes" and is teased by the other kids, until an odd woman feeds her lima beans to cure her malady.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780439081917ISBN:0439081912
Description: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Previous owners writing inside cover. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780439081917ISBN:0439081912
Description: Shannon, David. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590929974ISBN:0590929976
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Sky Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780590929974ISBN:0590929976
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. First Edition. Illustrated in Color. No Dust Jacket. Book is in Very Good Condition. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Scholastic Inc., New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780439081917ISBN:0439081912
Description: Good. No Jacket. 0439081912 The covers have a little shelf wear, and some slight soiling. This book is about a girl named Camilla who desperately wanted to fit in, but somehow gets a bad case of stripes that no one can explain. read more
"This is a story about a girl who gets a bad case of the stripes because she cares too much about what others think. She starts out by refusing to eat Lima beans because she doesn't think they are what other "cool kids" are eating. She tries on forty two different outfits for school because there are "so many people to impress." The next morning, she wakes ups with stripes from head to toe. She is sent to school and soon turns into anything and everything people say she might be. Several people try to help diagnose and treat her stripes but no one can do the trick. UNTIL, an old woman stops by and drops off Lima beans. At first, Camilla is hesitant even though she secretly wishes she could. Finally she gives in to what SHE wants to do. The next day she wakes up and is normal again because she stopped caring about what other people though and started listening to her own mind.
This is a funny story that teaches a great lesson to students. It helps students understand the importance of staying true to them self and not worrying so much about what other people think. I think this book can be used with students of all ages. I used this book with my kindergartens and helped taught them importance of listening to their own voice they are each able to grasp the overall concept and lesson. With the older students I would extend it with a more in depth lesson about peer pressures."
"yourself. Camilla loves lima beans but will not eat them because she is afraid of what the other kids at school will think. In fact, most of her decisions are based on what her friends think is cool. To her surprise, Camilla wakes up one morning to find herself completely covered in stripes! After a day at home and a doctor visit, Camilla's mother sends her to school where she finds her problems only get bigger. Each time a classmates calls out a different color or shape, Camilla's skin changes- purple polka-dotty, checkerboard, etc. She is sent home from school and becomes a medical mystery as every specialist tries to diagnose her and give her pills. The next day, Camilla even finds herself the shape of a pill! Camilla actually becomes the virus or bacteria that each new expert diagnoses her as. Soon the television cameras and news reporters are outside her house and Camilla is hidden in her room afraid of what someone might call her next. The final disaster comes when an Environmental Therapist tells Camilla she should just relax and become "one with her room". Camilla does as her eyes become the windows and her head becomes the bed mattress. Finally, a quiet little old woman comes to the door. She gives Camilla, the one thing Camilla said she was never going to eat again- lima beans. To Camilla's surprise, actually choosing to do something she likes is what saves her in the end. Camilla is back to normal and decides to eat all the lima beans she wants no matter what anyone thinks of her.
This book would be best for children ages 6-9 but younger readers would enjoy the attractive illustrations. Even the cover of this book stands out across the room and makes a reader wonder what could possibly be wrong with this poor striped girl! Older readers would appreciate the meaningful lesson. In elementary school and beyond, children are faced with pressure to be like everyone else. This story shows the importance of being true to yourself in a fun and humorous way. A thoughtful discussion could definitely take place after reading this book with students."
A Bad Case of Stripes is a fantasy book for older readers or younger readers with support. A Bad Case of Stripes is considered fantasy because of the supernatural elements within it. The conflict within the story is that the young girl protagonist, Camilla Cream, comes down with "a bad case of stripes" - multicolored stripes all over her body. Although this is left up to the reader to infer, Camilla gets "stripes" because she worries so much about what other people think of her and she tries desperately to fit it. In fact, it is her hunt for the perfect outfit for the first day of school (she tries on forty-two outfits) that really brings out the stripes. When her doctor decides that Camilla can go to school, Camilla changes colors like a chameleon at her peer's shouted suggestions. Eventually, other parents complain and Camilla is sent home. After visiting several more doctors, Camilla seems to be getting worse as she is now turning into whatever is mentioned around her. Finally, it is a little old lady that helps Camilla to be herself and helps her to get over her "bad case of stripes".
I found that A Bad Case of Stripes was a very humorous book that contained a great message. The pictures compliment the text perfectly and I laughed out loud at a couple of the illustrations. Camilla's expressions as she changes colors and patterns - as well as the shocked reactions of those around her - were priceless. The message within this book, always be yourself, was conveyed throughout the text but it was not obvious. As I mentioned earlier, the reader really has to infer to get the message. I preferred it this way, as sometimes books with this message can seem "preachy". However, a younger reader might not understand the message of this book if he or she read it independently. However, after some conversation with an older reader or adult - even a younger reader could connect to this theme. Really, this book would still be enjoyable even if one did not understand the message."
"This is the story of Camilla Cream who has a love for lima beans. Even though she loves lima beans so much, she never eats them because she is scared that she will be made fun of by the other students at school. So she decides to avoid lima beans in order to try and conform to the other kids. Because she chooses to not stay true to herself, Camilla soon gets "a bad case of the stripes". Her condition gets worse and worse and nobody can seem to figure out why. Her "sickness" gets so bad that she eventually becomes one with her room and she cannot be transformed back to herself until a little old lady comes by to help. She offers Camilla some lima beans. Camilla first told the lady no, because she did not want to admit that she loved them, but then decided to have a few. As soon as the lady put a few lima beans in Camilla's mouth, she was transformed back to her normal self. I think this is a wonderful story of the importance of staying true to yourself. I think this is a wonderful message to send to children and could be used with both younger and older students. This message portrays a girl, who children can relate to, that goes against her desires in an effort to try and conform. I think by reading this book, classes could generate great conversations about what it means to stay true to your beliefs and your interests."
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