This book was a wonderful depiction of fantasy, because the girl changes colors due to her lack of consumption of lima beans. She wants to be accepted by her peers, and she feels that not eating her favorite thing, lima beans, will help her be accepted at school. Rather than help her become accepted, this makes her stand out because she catches 'The Stripes' and changes into whatever other people call her. The cure? A nice heap of lima beans from an old lady, but Camilla must come to accept herself as she is first.

This is a wonderful book to read to children that reinforces how it is OK to be different. Not all children are going to look the same or like the same things. This book is funny and has unusual situations that kids can still relate to. ( )

Awesome book that teaches children to be themselves. ( )

A wonderful story about doing what you like regardless of what others think. This lesson illustrates this theme without being preachy. Camilla loves lima beans but she never eats them because she's afraid of what other people will think. Camilla is nervous about the first day of school and when she wakes up for the first day of school she has stripes. Each day she gets worse and no one can help her until she eats a plate of lima beans and changes back. She learns her lesson and after that does not care what other people think if she eats lima beans.

Age Appropriateness: Primary and Intermediate
Genre: Fantasy
Media: Acrylic Paints
Review: This book was a wonderful depiction of fantasy, because the girl changes colors due to her lack of consumption of lima beans. She wants to be accepted by her peers, and she feels that not eating her favorite thing, lima beans, will help her be accepted at school. Rather than help her become accepted, this makes her stand out because she catches "The Stripes" and changes into whatever other people call her. The cure? A nice heap of lima beans from an old lady, but Camilla must come to accept herself as she is first.
Character Analysis: Camilla is a wonderful example of a protagonist. The students can relate to her want to be accepted by her peers, as well as the struggle she went through on the first day. She did not eat lima beans to prevent others making fun of her, but she was made fun of for a different reason. The moral of the story that she learns is the cure for her sickness, is "to be yourself" and not to conform to the expectations of others. She struggles, and overcomes the issue of individuality, and serves as an inspiration for the readers of the story.