Conforming to peer pressure and hiding one’s true self begins much earlier than the presumed teenage years. The denouement unravels the puzzle, and children have that ‘aha’ moment as they realize the cause of it all.Īt first, the plot and illustrations may seem a bit spooky to the sensitive kids, but these delicate hearts need it the most. Shannon plots a beautiful mystery for children with profound lessons of peer pressure, self-denial, and self-images ingrained in the plot. Will she accept it? Will that save her from her terrible circumstances? Did she create the horror for herself? ![]() The dilemma concludes when an old lady with Lima beans appears to Camilla’s aid.Ĭamilla has a deep connection with Lima beans. But the mystery fan in her wanted to keep treading.Ĭamilla soon becomes a laughingstock and ends up getting ‘squeezed and jabbed, tapped and tested’ by clueless adults. The five-year-old didn’t want to read further at one point in the story, as Camilla’s predicament got too much for her to handle. The vibrant, realistic illustrations and Camilla’s facial expressions of deep horror and misery start reflecting on your little one’s face as you go ahead. The suspense keeps mounting, and no remedy is in sight. It’s an edge-of-the-seat thriller in the picture book category. She even merges into the room only because an environmentalist suggests ‘deep breaths and becoming one with the room’ could be the cure of her strange ailment, after all. And faster than one can jump from one TV channel to another.įrom polka dots, Star-Spangled Banner of red and white, to sprouting roots, berries, furry feathers, and even a long tail, poor Camilla Cream endures it all. They call out a design, and your skin, in a mad rush, erupts in patterns, colors, and shapes, like a circus performer taking requests. ![]() What do you do when you wake up one morning covered head to toe in thick, colorful stripes? What if your body reacts to the whims and fancies of people, including your schoolmates, doctors, herbalist, and gurus? Publisher-Blue Sky Press (Scholastic Press)
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