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Contest Winners!

Congratulations to Henry Workman for winning first place in the Second Grade category of the national 13th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest for his story Henry and Grace Go to the Museum!

Nearly 600 young authors entered the Channel 9 Reading Rainbow 13th Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, and the judges had a difficult time choosing among the many excellent stories. Congratulations to everyone who entered!

KINDERGARTEN
Story Award: John William and the New Cat by Katherine Marler, Fayetteville, IL
Honorable Mention: The Bear and the Duck by Gregory Beard, Chesterfield, MO
Illustrator Awards: John William and the New Cat by Katherine Marler, Fayetteville, IL
The Bear and the Duck by Gregory Beard, Chesterfield, MO

FIRST GRADE
Story Award: Mackenzie the Wanna Be Fairy by Grace Costello, Webster Groves, MO
Honorable Mentions: How to Take Care of Your Body by Adam Hollmann, St. Louis, MO
Max Goes to the Circus by Jamie Schwartz, St. Peters, MO
Illustrator Award: Laura’s Secret Garden by Emma E. DeBoard, Imperial, MO

SECOND GRADE
Story Award: Henry and Grace Go to the Museum by Henry Workman, St. Louis, MO
Honorable Mention: I Love You St. Louis Cardinals by Annie Pierce, Affton, MO
Illustrators Awards: Henry and Grace Go to the Museum by Henry Workman, St. Louis, MO
The Ice Storm by Elisa Swanson, St. Peters, MO

THIRD GRADE
Story Award: Be Proud of What You Are by Rithikha Rajamohan, St. Louis, MO
Honorable Mention: A Very Special Person by David Hood, St. Charles, MO
Illustrators Award: Be Proud of What You Are by Rithikha Rajamohan, St. Louis, MO
Catch That Prairie Dog by Micah Pinkley, Edwardsville, IL

Entries of the four first-place winners have automatically been entered in the national level of the contest and will compete with local winners from around the country. National winners will be announced later this summer. Each child who entered received an invitation to a party sponsored by Channel 9 at The Magic House as well as a certificate signed by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton.