![]() After seeing that Camilla had returned to normal, the kind old lady says, “I knew the real you was in there somewhere.”Ĭamilla learned that it was better to eat her favorite lima beans and be happy with who she is than to wear stripes and continuously be changing based on what others thought of her. She continues to eat lima beans and doesn’t let it bother her that everyone else thinks they are gross. After Camilla eats the lima beans, she returns to her normal self without the stripes. After several days with the unexplainable stripes, Camilla meets a lady who gives her lima beans. We become so afraid of being different and worried about what others will think of us that we end up becoming whoever or whatever people want us to be.Ĭamilla is seen by a couple more doctors, experts, and scientists, but there is still no explanation for her stripes. #BAD CASE OF THE STRIPES SKIN#The doctors give her some medicine, but the stripes only get worse and even turn into other patterns such as clouds and a checkerboard.Ĭamilla’s changing skin is a visual representation of what happens to us on the inside when we give in to peer pressure. Her mom has the doctor check her out, but they can still not figure out what is causing the stripes. She is covered from head to toe in colorful stripes. Not long after, Camilla breaks out in stripes. Camilla is embarrassed and tells her family that she won’t be eating lima beans anymore. 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.In Bad Case of Stripes, Camilla Cream loves lima beans until she gets teased for liking them. 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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