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Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon (1998, Hardcover)
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Bad Case of Stripes, School And Library by Shannon, David, ISBN 0590929976, ISBN-13 9780590929974, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-100590929976
ISBN-139780590929974
eBay Product ID (ePID)239393
Product Key Features
Book TitleBad Case of Stripes
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHumorous Stories, General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes / General (See Also Headings under Family), Social Themes / Peer Pressure
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes, Shannon, David
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorDavid Shannon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN96-054643
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingA
ReviewsIRA Children's Choice Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award * "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity--imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky--and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." -- Kirkus Reviews , (starred review) "Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic..." -- Booklist, IRA Children's Choice Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award * "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity--imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky--and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." -- iKirkus Reviews/i, (starred review) "Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic..." -- iBooklist/i, IRA Children's ChoicePennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award* "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity--imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky--and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale." -- Kirkus Reviews , (starred review)"Shannon's over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic..." -- Booklist, Stephanie Zvirin (Booklist, January 1 & 15, 1998 (Vol. 94, No. 9 & 10)) Camilla, who loves lima beans but won''t eat them because it''s not cool, finds that deferring to others isn''t all it''s cracked up to be. In fact, her desire to please and be popular causes her some spectacular problems: she suddenly breaks out in stripes, then stars, then turns "purple polka-dotty" at the behest of a delighted classmate. Her weird mutations, which stymie doctors and send the media into a frenzy, become more and more extreme until she finally blends into the walls of her room--her lips the red-blanketed mattress on her bed, her eyes the paintings on the wall. Will she never be herself again? Shannon''s over-the-top art is sensational, an ingenious combination of the concrete and the fantastic that delivers more than enough punch to make up for the somewhat heavy hand behind the story, and as usual, his wonderfully stereotypic characters are unforgettable. The pictures are probably enough to attract young browsers (Camilla in brilliant stripped glory graces the jacket), and the book''s irony and wealth of detail may even interest readers in higher grades. Try this for leading into a discussion on being different. Category: For the Young. 1998, Scholastic/Blue Sky, Horn Book (Horn Book Guide, Fall 1998) A girl obsessed with what people think about her contracts an ailment that literally turns her into whatever anyone--classmates, doctors, etc.--decides she should be. The story is heavy-handed, but the girl''s graphically depicted symptoms, from multicolored stripes to twigs and other spiny appendages protruding from her body, contribute to the dark comedy of the retro-style paintings. Category: Fiction. 1998, Scholastic, 32pp. Ages 5 to 9. Rating: 4: Recommended, with minor flaws. Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, 1998) Camilla Cream wants to fit in, so she conforms, denying herself the things she craves--lima beans, for example--if the other kids frown upon them. She wakes up one morning covered head to toe with party-colored stripes--not the state of affairs aspired to by a conventionalist, but it''s only the beginning of her troubles. Her schoolmates call out designs and Camilla''s skin reacts: polka dots, the American flag--"poor Camilla was changing faster than you could change channels on a T.V." Specialists are called in, as are experts, healers, herbalists, and gums. An environmental therapist suggests she "breathe deeply, and become one with your room." Camilla melts into the wall. It takes a little old lady with a handful of lima beans to set Camilla to rights. Shannon''s story is a good poke in the eye of conformity--imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky--and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale. 1998, Blue Sky/Scholastic, $15.95. Starred Review. © 1998 Kirkus Reviews/VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Pat Mathews (The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books, March 1998 (Vol. 51, No. 7)) Camilla Cream "was always worried about what other people thought of her." She secretly loves lima beans and doesn''t want her food fetish to ruin her popularity with her lima-bean-hating friends. Things quickly take an odd turn when Camilla gets a really weird disease. Initially she breaks out in rainbow stripes (but it gets weirder) and finally ends up turning into whatever the people around her suggest ("An Environmental Therapist claimed she could cure Camilla. ''Close your eyes,'' she said. ''Breathe deeply, and become one with your room.'' ''I wish you hadn''t said that,'' Camilla groaned"). Kids will giggle and gasp at the story of peer pressure run amok as one zany scene outdoes the other (Camilla''s transformation into her bedroom, with mattresses for lips, is uniquely strange and very funny). The exaggerated, solid, puppet-like characters who encounter Camilla''s chameleon ways are comically appropriate to this droll take on being true to oneself, and the
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToThird Grade
Dewey Decimal[E]
Synopsis"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen " Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes, "What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!
LC Classification NumberPZ7.S52865Baj 1998
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- Jul 27, 2017
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My 7 yr old son ( who is an asbergers child ) is terrified of this book because of the pictures. So I bought it to show him there was nothing to fear. it hasn't worked so far...lol. But, I read to the other children and they learned a valuable lesson. .....Just be yourself and don't worry about what others think of you. I am very pleased with the book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 17, 2016
Excellent price for a hardback children's book. Great story.
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- Dec 07, 2017
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- Sep 20, 2018
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- Jul 29, 2019
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- Dec 06, 2016
Great Price,
I didn't receive the correct book, but the book I received was nice and price was so low I didn't want to complain..Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
