A Bad Case of Stripes

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Online Link: StoryLineOnline - Bad Case of Stripes

Overview: Camila Cream is a people pleaser, more specifically a peer pleaser. What others think of her is very important to her. So important that she doesn't eat lima beans (even though she likes them) because her friends don't like them. She is so worried of what others think of her that she breaks out with a bad case of the stripes. 

Target Audience: K-3rd grade

Reading Level (according to amazon.com and lexile.com):

Age Range 4-8 years

Lexile Measure AD540L

Overal Rating 25/28:

-The book follows Camila through her journey of having the stripes, the characters in the book besides her parents aren't very diverse in terms of their race or ethnicity based on what is shared about the characters given the reason I rated it 3/4 in diversity. It is still a book I would read in my future classroom because of the thoughtful message it has.

-Although it challenges students to be themselves, it doesn't allow much room for critical thinking because it gives you everything you need to know and lays all the details out for the reader which is why I gave it a 3/4 in critical thinking. 

Literary Elements:

-Conflict

-Climax

-Characters

Shannon, D., & Astin, S. (2012, May 21). A Bad Case of Stripes. Retrieved January 25, 2016, from http://www.storylineonline.net/a-bad-case-of-stripes/