A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon
★ Top 10 book of 1998 · #9 on Best Books of 1998
Camilla Cream spends her days doing whatever others expect so she will stay well liked. Then a moment comes when she can no longer find herself in the person she has become.
Best for: Young children and parents talking about fitting in and being yourself
A Bad Case of Stripes is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 1998, out of 36 1998 books that cleared our data bar.
What A Bad Case of Stripes is about
Camilla Cream loves lima beans but won't eat them, because her friends think they're awful. On the first day of school, after trying on more than forty outfits, she puts on a red dress and breaks out in stripes from head to toe. Classmates tease her and shout out patterns, and each one changes the colors on her skin. Doctors and specialists only make matters sillier, with transformations growing steadily more outrageous, until an old woman suggests an unexpected cure. David Shannon wrote and illustrated this funny, whimsical picture book about peer pressure and being true to yourself. Teachers often use it to talk about individuality with young children.
A Bad Case of Stripes on the Best Books of 1998
A Bad Case of Stripes came out in 1998. Of the 36 books first published in 1998 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #9 on our Best Books of 1998 list.
Why it made the list: 382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (26 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1998 list
- No, David! David Shannon, #7
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Sean Covey, #8
- The Art of Happiness His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama, #10
- Rainbow Six Tom Clancy, #11
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 322 want to read it, 12 are reading it now and 48 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 75 | 55% |
| Reader love | 94 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 44 | 20% |
Questions about A Bad Case of Stripes
When was A Bad Case of Stripes published?
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon was first published in 1998.
Was A Bad Case of Stripes one of the best books of 1998?
A Bad Case of Stripes is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 1998, out of 36 1998 books that cleared our data bar. 382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (26 ratings).
Why is A Bad Case of Stripes on the Best Books of 1998 list?
382 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.4 out of 5 (26 ratings).
More of the best books of 1998
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling, #1
- Holes Louis Sachar, #2
- A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin, #3
- Bag of Bones Stephen King, #4
- Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix, #5
- Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson, #6
See the full Best Books of 1998, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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