Hello! I’m Ryan Lagod, and I’m Craig Tovy. We’re so happy you’re here for Story Time with us! If you enjoy our stories, you can find more on our Instagram or website, ryanandcraig.com. We have lots of read-aloud videos for you to watch, and you can even send us a message!
Before we start, we want to say a big thank you to Mrs. Doe’s class at Bentley Elementary School in Canton, Michigan. You guys are amazing for sending us today’s book! We can’t wait to read it with you. The book is called “A Bad Case of Stripes” by David Shannon. Let’s dive in!
Camilla Cream loved lima beans, but she never ate them because her friends didn’t like them. She wanted to fit in with everyone else. Camilla was always worried about what others thought of her. On the first day of school, she was extra nervous and couldn’t decide what to wear. She tried on 42 different outfits!
Finally, she put on a pretty red dress and looked in the mirror. Suddenly, she screamed! Her mom rushed in and screamed too. Camilla was covered in colorful stripes from head to toe, like a rainbow!
Camilla’s mom told her to stay in bed and not go to school. Camilla was relieved because she was scared of what the other kids would say. But the next day, she went to school, and it was a disaster. Everyone laughed at her stripes.
When the class said the Pledge of Allegiance, Camilla’s stripes turned red, white, and blue, and she even got stars on her skin! The kids thought it was funny and started shouting different colors and shapes. Poor Camilla changed colors faster than a TV remote!
The school principal called Camilla’s mom and asked her to keep Camilla home because she was too distracting. Camilla felt sad and embarrassed. Her dad tried to cheer her up, but what she really wanted was some lima beans.
Dr. Bumble came to check on Camilla. He was amazed and said he had never seen anything like it. He gave her some ointment and said she could go to school the next day. But things didn’t get better, and everyone still laughed at her.
Many people tried to help Camilla, but nothing worked. One day, an old woman came to their house and said she could help. She gave Camilla some lima beans. Camilla hesitated but admitted she loved them. She ate the beans, and suddenly, all the stripes disappeared!
Camilla was back to normal. Some kids still thought she was weird, but she didn’t care anymore. She happily ate her lima beans and never got stripes again.
We learned that it’s okay to be yourself and like what you like, even if others don’t. Sometimes, the hero we need is someone who understands us, like the old woman with the lima beans.
Now, it’s time for a little Q&A! If you have any questions or just want to say hi, let us know. We love hearing from you!
Colorful Camilla Art: Create your own version of Camilla Cream using art supplies. Use crayons, markers, or colored paper to make Camilla with her colorful stripes. Think about how you would feel if you were Camilla and had to change colors all the time. Share your artwork with the class and talk about why it’s important to be yourself.
Lima Bean Planting: Let’s plant some lima beans! Get a small pot, some soil, and a few lima beans. Plant the beans and water them regularly. As you watch them grow, think about how Camilla felt when she finally ate her lima beans. Discuss with your classmates why it’s important to enjoy the things you love, even if others don’t like them.
Role-Playing Game: Pair up with a classmate and act out a scene where Camilla talks to her friends about her stripes. One person can be Camilla, and the other can be a friend. Practice how to be supportive and kind to someone who is different. After the role-play, talk about how it feels to be accepted for who you are.
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Hey, I’m Ryan Lagod and I’m Craig Tovy. Welcome to Story Time with Ryan and Craig! Remember, if you like what you see, follow us on Instagram or visit our website, ryanandcraig.com. You can watch all of our read-aloud videos there or send us a message.
Oh, I have a message, Craig! After we do this read-aloud, we’re going to have a Q&A, so save all your comments and questions until then, and we will answer them.
I have a message too! Yep, Ryan, I want to give a shout-out to Mrs. Doe’s class of second graders at Bentley Elementary School in Canton, Michigan, for sending us today’s book. You guys are awesome! We can’t wait to read it because today’s book is “A Bad Case of Stripes” by David Shannon. Let’s get started!
Camilla Cream loved lima beans, but she never ate them because all of her friends hated them, and she wanted to fit in. Camilla was always worried about what other people thought of her. Today, she was fretting even more than usual; it was the first day of school, and she couldn’t decide what to wear. She tried on 42 outfits, but none seemed quite right. She put on a pretty red dress and looked in the mirror, then she screamed.
Her mother ran into the room and screamed too. “Oh my heavens!” she cried. “You’re completely covered with stripes!” This was certainly true; Camilla was striped from head to toe. She looked like a rainbow.
Mrs. Cream felt Camilla’s forehead. “Do you feel all right?” she asked. “I feel fine,” Camilla answered, “but just don’t look at me.”
“You get back in bed this instant!” her mother ordered. “You’re not going to school today.” Camilla was relieved; she didn’t want to miss the first day of school, but she was afraid of what the other kids would say and had no idea what to wear with those crazy stripes.
The next day was a disaster. Everyone at school laughed at Camilla and called her names. She tried her best to act as if everything were normal, but when the class said the Pledge of Allegiance, her stripes turned red, white, and blue, and she broke out in stars.
The other kids thought this was great. One yelled, “Let’s eat some purple polka dots!” Sure enough, Camilla turned all purple polka dotty. Soon everyone was calling out different shapes and colors, and poor Camilla was changing faster than you can change channels on a TV.
That night, Mr. Harms, the school principal, called. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Cream,” he said. “I’m going to have to ask you to keep Camilla home from school. She’s just too much of a distraction.” Camilla was so embarrassed; she couldn’t believe that two days ago everyone liked her, and now nobody wanted to be in the same room with her.
Her father tried to make her feel better. “Is there anything I can get you, sweetheart?” he asked. “No, thank you,” sighed Camilla. What she really wanted was a nice plate of lima beans, but she had been laughed at enough for one day.
The next day, Dr. Bumble came to examine Camilla. “Most extraordinary!” he exclaimed. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Are you having any coughing, sneezing, runny nose, aches, pains, chills, hot flashes, dizziness, drowsiness, shortness of breath, or uncontrollable twitching?”
“No,” Camilla told him. “I feel fine.”
“Well then,” Dr. Bumble said, turning to Mrs. Cream, “I don’t see any reason why she shouldn’t go to school tomorrow. Here’s some ointment that should help clear up those stripes in a few days. If it doesn’t, you know where to reach me.”
The next day, Camilla went to school, but it was still a disaster. Everyone laughed at her, and she felt more embarrassed than ever.
Dr. Bumble returned with four specialists, and they poked and prodded Camilla. They concluded it might be a virus, bacteria, or even a fungus. But they didn’t have a cure.
By now, the TV news had found out about Camilla, and reporters were outside her house. The creams were swamped with all kinds of remedies from various specialists, but nothing worked.
One day, a woman who called herself an environmental therapist claimed she could cure Camilla. “Close your eyes,” she said. “Breathe deeply and become one with your room.” Camilla started to melt into the walls of her room, and the therapist screamed and ran away.
Camilla’s mother was distraught. Just then, an old woman knocked at the door. “Excuse me,” she said brightly, “but I think I can help.”
She went into Camilla’s room and looked around. “My goodness,” she said, “what we have here is a bad case of the stripes, one of the worst I’ve ever seen.” She pulled out a container of small green beans. “Here,” she said, “these might do the trick.”
Camilla hesitated but finally admitted, “I really love lima beans.” The old woman smiled and gave her the beans.
Suddenly, the branches, feathers, and squiggly tails began to disappear. When it stopped, there stood Camilla, and everything was back to normal.
Camilla wasn’t quite the same; some kids at school said she was weird, but she didn’t care. She ate all the lima beans she wanted and never had a touch of stripes again.
At the end of the day, we learned a valuable lesson: we all need a hero, and it might just be an old woman who knows you love lima beans.
Now, we’re going to take a little Q&A. If you have any questions for us or just want to give a shout-out, let us know!
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