This book, A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon is not even a masterpiece per say. It is not often I feel so good about a book that I wish myself the author. A six year (and her dad) would enjoy this book a lot. By David Shannnon (review and stuff) The book so good I wish Id written it. This is a light-hearted and entertaining look at peer pressure. As you've probably guessed, when Camilla eats the lima beans, her mysterious color changes are ended, and she returns to being an average and happy girl, but one who's a little bit more at ease with what she likes and less interested in what other people want her to be.
The very thing that Camillia refuses to eat due to peer pressure is what this odd old lady suggests as the cure to Camilla's stripes. After listening to the read aloud, students create their own Bad Case of mini-poster by.
There are two boy versions and two girl versions. It’s a perfect first day of school activity to accompany a read aloud. Things get progressively more bizarre until a mysterious woman appears on the scene and urges Camilla to eat lima beans. This freebie should be used with the book A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. As people mention other colors and designs, her stripes rearrange themselves to match the suggested pattern. That's right, in horizontal stripes across her body she's decorated with all the colors of the rainbow.Īs the story progresses, you find that Camilla's stripes are open to suggestion. The next morning, she wakes up and finds herself afflicted with a mysterious case of stripes. The day before school starts, Camilla tries on 42 outfits, trying to find one that is perfect and will impress her friends.
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For exclusive book club value price & free shipping. She refuses to eat lima bean, for though she loves them, her friends hate them. This darkly funny fable uses unforgettably vivid art to reveal a girl's strange transformations as she learns to be happy with who she is. Williams and Lena Shiffman (Clarion Books, 1992) Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola (Harvest Books, 1979) Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. The story is about Camilla Cream, a girl all too nervous what others will think about her. If you can't find a copy of A Bad Case of Stripes, try one of these alternative books with similar themes: Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber (Houghton Mifflin, 2000) First Grade King by Karen L. A Bad Case of Stripes - Audio ISBN: 9780439924948 Author: Shannon, David Binding: Mixed media product Fiction/ Nonfiction: Fiction Subject: Social &.
My daughter had me read this book to her, and I'm not sure who whether I liked it more than her or the reverse.
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