It's been another great national Contest year, 
with over 43,000 K-3rd graders submitting original stories 
to 110 participating stations.   
We think our local winner were really great.

National Winners of the 9th Annual

Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest

June 2003

Kindergarten

Grand Prize

Milwaukee PTV � Contest Coordinator Darlyne Haertlein

My Great Grandma The Quilting Angel  by Megan Ellenbecker

2nd Place

WVIA � Pittston  PA � Contest Coordinator Calesta Schmitt

Capisce Italiano?  by Sophia Rinaldi

3rd Place 

KETC, St Louis  MO � Contest Coordinator Sydney Meyer

The Upside Down World  by Mary Kate Bean

First Grade

Grand Prize

South Carolina ETV � Contest Coordinator Lydia Freeman Hutto

Little Bee�s Big Journey  by No�lle Thompson

2nd Place

Milwaukee PTV � Contest Coordinator Darlyne Haertlein

Pumpkin Farm  by Madeline Hintz

3rd Place 

Nashville Public TV � Contest Coordinator Jo Ann Scalf

These Are The Good Old Days!  by Ashlin Wildun

Second Grade

Grand Prize

WTVP, Peoria  IL � Contest Coordinator Janet McGrath

Finicky Flora   by Rachel Lee Thomas

2nd Place

Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Baton Rouge � Contest Coordinator Dot Dickinson

Smokey And The Garbage Can Mystery  by Ashley Rose Coco

3rd Place 

Vermont Public Television � Contest Coordinator Judy Gordon

Eliza�s Magical Eggs  by Grant Davis

Third Grade

Grand Prize

New Hampshire PTV � Contest Coordinator Susan Adams

Rain Storm Imagination  by Rosalie Rabideau

2nd Place

KVPT, Fresno  CA � Contest Coordinator Michelle Roman

The Peace Warrior  by Julian Rose

3rd Place 

Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Baton Rouge � Contest Coordinator  Dot Dickinson

Not Our Typical Silent Night  by Abigail Johnson