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Original Title:	A Bad Case of Stripes
ISBN:	0439598389 (ISBN13: 9780439598385)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Picture Book (2000), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades K-3 (2002), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Primary (2001), North Carolina Children's Book Award (2002)

A Bad Case of Stripes Paperback | Pages: 32 pages

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Title	:	A Bad Case of Stripes
Author	:	David Shannon
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 32 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2004 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published January 1st 1998)
Categories	:	Childrens. Picture Books

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My daughter is in 1st grade (age 6) and is TERRIFIED of this book. I realize it is very, very popular but my daughter has a great imagination and now she is very scared of eating orange, green, and blue foods. She pretty much only eats pink/red and white foods now. We got this book as a gift from my father when she was 4 and it scared her. We asked her preschool class to put it behind other books so she wouldn't see it in the book area (if she did see it, she wouldn't go near it). In kindergarten we warned her teacher and it wasn't an issue. Now in 1st grade I have warned her new teacher however I know it is in the classroom and she is scared of it. Today the principal read the first half during lunchtime and she covered her ears but could not block the sound. She is dreading lunchtime tomorrow when he will finish the book (and go through the part where the girl is all stripes). (She ended up eating lunch in the school office that day so she wouldn't have to hear the story.) SO if you have a sensitive child like I do, I urge some caution with this book. Never mind the author's intended message, some kids will be freaked out by the possibility of foods causing them to change colors and may suffer anxiety for months, or years, to come.

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Ratings: 4.25 From 67154 Users | 2266 Reviews

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Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but decides not to eat them because everyone else thinks theyre gross and she wants to fit in. The next morning, she wakes up and has colored stripes all over her body! As the days go on, the stripes get worse and worse and change to represent anything imaginable including a checkerboard and clouds. She even grows a tail at one point! Camilla is mortified because now she stands out more than ever, but even the experts cant determine what is wrong with her or come

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Wow. The artwork for this is really nice, but the message is what really struck me as amazing. The story is basically about how conformity destroys your individuality. In simpler terms, not doing something you really love because everyone thinks it's weird (like eating lima beans) turns you into something you're not (like a striped girl with a tail and tree trunk legs). Such a great story.

Maybe you need to be a child or a parent to appreciate this book. Maybe I didn't appreciate it because I am neither. Then again, maybe I just didn't appreciate it, despite the love it seems to get from so many others (seriously, I was a little surprised to see all the five-star ratings), because it's not my cup of tea (or bowl of lima beans), and that's okay, too.Moving on, this is the story of a young girl, Camilla, who loves lima beans but pretends she doesn't so the other kids don't make fun

I read this to my second graders and they absolutely loved it!

A Bad Case of Stripes is a story about how peer pressure literally can affect a person. David Shannon, author of the popular David series, has created a surreal yet enchanting tale that will gain attention from both kids and adults.A Bad Case of Stripes has one of the most creative illustrations I have ever seen. David Shannon takes care in making each character as colorful as they can be and masterfully illustrates Camillas odd situation by adding vivid colors to each transformation that