While this is of course very important, and a skill we want all of our students to learn, I thought it would be fun to use this book to talk more explicitly about different food preferences. Scholastic offers a good lesson plan for Pre-K thru 2 nd grade which focuses on learning to respect and accept differences in others. Isn’t there anyone who can help Camilla remember what it means to be herself? Specialists are called but the situation goes from bad to worse. When the class says the Pledge of Allegiance, she turns red, white, and blue! Instead of blending in, she’s standing out. Camilla Cream is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes! Worse yet, she seems to change colors to match whatever is happening around her. Why? Because the other kids in her school don’t like them. Since I know many of us are always looking for new books and ways to use them to extend learning – whether at home with your kids or in your classroom – I thought I’d share.Ĭamilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them.
I’m so glad that she did as it’s a great story and also happened to spark some fun ideas of how we might use this book as we develop some new workshops for younger kids. Recently, my daughter asked me to read A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon during read aloud time in her kindergarten class. The illustrations extend the text of the book, and they allow the reader to have an image in their head of what the words mean.By Wendy Jeffries, TasteWise Kids Executive Director The illustrations have an excellent function of creating the setting, as there is specific detail of characters and symptoms of the case of stripes. While she has the case of the stripes the lines are jagged and give an uneasiness to the reader, as there is a feeling of anxiousness from the images that contributes to the mood of the reader. The lines of the characters are thin in some illustrations, which shows the allowed mobility of Camilla as she has a positive self-image. The illustrations are soft and inviting to readers. The text is direct and explains the plot, while the illustrations amplify the words and give a greater understanding for the reader. The cooperation of the text and images enhance the overall setting, character development, and theme of the book. The illustrations further elaborate the words of the book, as it is a visual representation of the text. This book is a representation of a multimodal text, as the words and illustrations interact in order to fill in the gaps for the reader. This relates to the current issues of the influence from peers and classmates of children to have a greater impact on their life, rather than having a child be confident of themselves. Camilla overcame the worries of pleasing her classmates and changed to just pleasing herself by sharing her love for lima beans. This is signified through the illustrations and social activities of the main character. The case of the stripes represents the individuality of Camilla, and results in a change of her self-image. She diminishes her love for lima beans because she did not want to be seen as weird. Camilla goes through a period where she is constantly worrying about what her classmates are thinking of her. Throughout the book there is the constant theme of individuality and accepting the differences of oneself. The main character is large on the page representing her acceptance of herself and positive self-image. Once the case of stripes is treated her facial expressions are bright and inviting. She is perceived to be sad and irritated with her case of stripes. There are many illustrations that show the main character, Camilla Cream, having a frown or open-mouth showing her disgusted and worried emotions. Bright yellow, red, purple, green, and blue are commonly shown throughout the book. The world depicted in this book is lively due to the bright colors and exotic illustrations. The illustrations of this book are bordered which relate to the idea of the reader having a limited glimpse of the world. Finally, the cure for Camilla was simply lima beans as she embraced her individuality. Many specialists and media networks were intrigued by this outrageous case, and Camilla’s case only got worse as her stripes turned to stars, roots, and even walls. She was scared of her first day of school, which led to her diagnosis of a bad case of stripes. Tags: Picture Book, Fiction, Diversity, K-5, Taylor KruegerĪnalysis: This book shows the story of the girl Camilla Cream who loved lima beans, but was too worried of what other people thought to eat them.
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (Scholastic Press)
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