Being Yourself: A Bad Case of Stripes (Hardcover)

from sradin2

I loved this book for many different reasons. First, I found the illustrations in this book to fit the written text perfect as well as enhance the story. Because of the illustrations, the readers were able to see the different stages of the main character, Camilla's, disease as she was going thro...

from KFBruck

I absolutely LOVE the message of this book! I read this book to my first graders and they highly enjoyed it. They were intrigued by the events of the story and were amused by the beautiful illustrations. This story is about a young girl by the name of Camilla Cream. Camilla loves lima beans, but ...

from jessicaedelman

The message of this book is for people to be true to who they are despite what others may think of them. I like this book for various reasons including the illustrations, the plot, and that the message encourages readers to increase their self-esteem. The illustrations of this book strengthen the...

from MelissaSiobhan

Camilla cream loves lima beans, but she won't eat them because normal kids don't eat lima beans. She doesn't want to be herself, because it's not the same as everyone else. One morning, she wakes up covered in stripes! Her stripes change to polka dots, stars, and all sorts of crazy things! The do...

from HeatherSilva

I had never read this book before but it was adorable. Lima beans is a good thing for children to relate to because many children do not like them. As a child I loved them! So as an adult I was able to relate to the book. In the classroom this could be a good resource for students. It could help ...