Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5
Lexile Measure: AD540LGenre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Fantasy
Theme: Be true to yourself.
Primary and Secondary Characters: Camilla Cream, the Doctors, the old woman
Awards: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (Nominated, 2002)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominated, 2001)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominated, 2001)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Won, 2002)
Show Me Readers Award (Nominated, 2000)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book (Nominated, 2001)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Won, 2000)
North Carolina Children's Book Award (Won, 2002)
Beehive Children's Picture Book Award (Won, 2000)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominated, 2000)
Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin) (Won, 2000)
Great Lakes' Great Books Award (Won, 2001)
Maryland Children's Book Award (Won, 2003)
Emphasis on Reading Award (Won, 2000)
Treasure State Award (Won, 1999)
Date of Publication: 1998
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc
ISBN: 0590929976
A Bad Case of Stripes tells the story of Camilla Cream, a girl who loves lima beans but is too embarrassed to admit it. After a while of not eating her favorite food, Camilla comes down with a bad case of the stripes. They start as rainbow but change to patriotic red, white, and blue with stars, to purple polka dot, and then eventually Camilla evolves to become "one with her room". After a sweet, old lady comes in with the cure--which just happens to be a handful of lima beans--Camilla returns to normal, never to be embarrassed by who she is again.
This would be a great book for students to read with a message of staying true to who you are no matter what that is presented in a fun, humorous way. Children will love the crazy, bright, and colorful illustrations presented as only David Shannon can do. The story is so fun and funny that students will want to read this over and over. In the classroom, students can use this story to come up with their own thoughts about how this type of "disease" would affect them. How would you feel if you came down with a case of the stripes? Would you hide from your friends or be proud to be so colorful and extraordinary? Students could have fun writing about how they would react with this experience. They could draw pictures to go along with their story and share it with the class. I think this book would be a fun one to read prior to a writing assignment, as there are so many ways students can be creative with it.
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