She absolutely loves to eat lima beans but refuses to eat any because everyone else thinks they are gross and she doesn’t want to be considered weird to her classmates. Therefore she tries on 42 different outfits of all colors and patterns. She doesn't know what to wear on the first day of school, because she is afraid of being judged by the other kids in her school. In this book, Camilla Cream is extremely worried about fitting in. The blend of fantasy and reality make the story really successful and entertaining. Obviously there is no such disease that turns one different colors and patterns or into rooms or into a huge pill. The fantasy aspect comes in when Camilla starts turning colors and having an illness referred to as the “stripes”. These are aspects that give the story a grounding aspect that the reader can relate to. She worries about fitting in with kids her age.
For example, Camilla Cream looks like an average elementary aged student with realistic looking parents, home and school. I would place A Bad Case of Stripes in the fiction and fantasy genre, but it also has aspects of reality mixed within the plot and illustrations. This book is a picture book for children and the illustrations are just as important as the text. A Bad Case of Stripes is written and illustrated by David Shannon.
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