![]() Just because I’m stubborn, / doesn’t mean that you can’t turn me.” Witty, digitally rendered vignettes portray youngsters diverse in terms of race and ability (occasionally with pets looking on) dealing with everything from friendship drama to a nerve-wracking footrace. The series of pithy, wry comments, each starting with the phrase “Just because,” makes clear that each of us is a mass of contradictions: “Just because we’re friends, / doesn’t mean you can’t burn me. Oscar winner McConaughey offers intriguing life observations. Considering the author’s track record and influences, it may find a welcome from younger audiences too. Short on internal logic but long on creamy scenes of calf and tractor either gamboling energetically with a gaggle of McCloskey-like geese through neutral-toned fields or resting peacefully in the shade of a gnarled tree (apple, not cork), the episode will certainly draw nostalgic adults. After the big new yellow tractor, crowds of overalls-clad locals and a red fire engine all fail to pull her out, the little tractor (who had been left behind the barn to rust after the arrival of the new tractor) comes putt-puff-puttedy-chuff-ing down the hill to entice his terrified bovine buddy successfully back to dry ground. We offer a Price Match Guarantee, and QuickQuote form, to make purchasing quick and easy.Continuing to find inspiration in the work of Virginia Lee Burton, Munro Leaf and other illustrators of the past, Long ( The Little Engine That Could, 2005) offers an aw-shucks friendship tale that features a small but hardworking tractor (“putt puff puttedy chuff”) with a Little Toot–style face and a big-eared young descendant of Ferdinand the bull who gets stuck in deep, gooey mud. Unlike Amazon and other retailers who may also offer A Bad Case of Stripes books on their website, we specialize in large quantities and provide personal service, from trusted, experienced, friendly people in Portland, Oregon. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days. (June 1, 2004) is available in paperback. This book title, A Bad Case of Stripes, ISBN: 9780439598385, by David Shannon, David Shannon, published by Scholastic Inc. "Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity.and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review ![]() In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in.a bad case of stripes! And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Ĭamilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. "What we have here is a bad case of stripes. ![]() Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them!Įight classic, best-selling titles are available now! Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J.
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