A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Stripes is a picture book written and illustrated by David Shannon, first published in the United States in 1998 by Blue Sky Press, part of Scholastic. Camilla Cream hides her love of lima beans and breaks out in stripes. It won the 1999 Montana Treasure State Picture Book Award.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Blue Sky Press, 1998
- First published
- Blue Sky Press, United States, 1998
The first edition of A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon was published in New York by Blue Sky Press in 1998. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 20 on Open Library, 11 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 2 languages
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Who published the first edition of A Bad Case of Stripes?
The first edition of A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon was published in New York by Blue Sky Press in 1998.
How many editions of A Bad Case of Stripes are there?
We track 1 edition of A Bad Case of Stripes, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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