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2008 Reading Rainbow Contest Winners

The WETA Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest is a competition for children in kindergarten through third grade. Children from the Washington area write and illustrate original stories and submit them to WETA for entry in the contest.

This year, children from Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia shared their original stories and illustrations. From these wonderful and creative stories, judges chose three finalists from each grade.

Congratulations to all who participated in the contest! Every child received a certificate of achievement signed by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton. The first place winners in each grade also received a variety of prizes and advanced to the national competition.


KINDERGARTEN

The Rainbow Butterfly

First Place

Catarina
The Rainbow Butterfly
Dumfries, VA
See entry »

The Mermaid Purse

Second Place

Nathan
The Mermaid Purse
Parkton, MD
See entry »

The Adventures of Jack and Harold

Third Place

Dev
The Adventures of Jack and Harold
Herndon, VA
See entry »

SECOND GRADE

Zoe's Birthday Surprise

First Place

Laetitia
Zoe's Birthday Surprise
Accokeek, MD
See entry »

The Boy Who Dreamed of Being a Construction Worker

Second Place

Jovan
The Boy Who Dreamed of Being a Construction Worker
Upper Marlboro, MD
See entry »

The Magic Tree

Third Place

Sue
The Magic Tree
Gaithersburg, MD
See entry »

FIRST GRADE

Oops

First Place

Hunter
Oops
Herndon, VA
See entry »

The Spider and the Hedgehog

Second Place

Nina
The Spider and the Hedgehog
Vienna, VA
See entry »

Mittsey and Her Toy Mouse

Third Place

Janais
Mittsey and Her Toy Mouse
Gaithersburg, MD
See entry »

THIRD GRADE

Mythtopia

First Place

Caitlyn
Mythtopia
Fairfax, VA
See entry »

The Chameleon Who Couldn't Change Color

Second Place

Sarah
The Chameleon Who Couldn't Change Color
Bethesda, MD
See entry »

Jones

Third Place

Kern
Jones
Gaithersburg, MD
See entry »

Kudos and thank yous

Congratulations to Ms. Bartley and Ms. Dillon's second grade classes at East Silver Spring Elementary School. On Thursday, May 22, 2008, Clifford The Big Red Dog visited the second graders to celebrate submitting the most entries to the WETA Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.

Thank you to Ben & Jerry's City Cafe for donating ice cream cake to the celebration.