A Bad Case of Stripes

Title: A Bad Case of Stripes

Author: David Shannon

Illustrator: David Shannon

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: Social issues/ Emotions/ feelings

Theme: Nutrition, Illness

Primary Characters: Camilla Cream

Secondary Characters: her mother, Dr. Bumble, the experts

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Publisher and Date of Publication: Blue Sky Press; 1998

Summary:

A Bad Case of Stripes is a book about Camilla Cream who loves lima beans. But Camilla won’t eat them! She wants to fit in with her friends who don’t eat lima beans. From her lack of eating lima beans Camilla becomes sick and has a bizarre case of stripes! All of the doctors don’t know what’s wrong or what happened to poor Camilla. This book is so creative and could easily fit in a classroom. This book is imaginative and can encourage children to think outside of the ordinary.