WKYU-PBS: Reading Rainbow

Tenth Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest

2004 Winners. Congratulations!

Back Row: Luke Pitcock, Katy Williams, Sneha Chhachhi, Chandler Fane, Dahna Bright
Front Row: Brad Firchow, Emily Falica, Hannah Pitcock, Julia Gensheimer

Kindergarten

1st Place
Oscar Finn Skean
"Rocket Boy to the Moon!"

Honorable Mention Story
Emily Falica
"The Bug Machine"

Honorable Mention Illustration
Trey Kirtley
"The Fish Who Found His Friends"

1st Grade

1st Place
Hannah Elizabeth Pitcock
"The Cowboy Who Couldn't See"

Honorable Mention Story
Brad Firchow
"Spots Friendship"

Honorable Mention Illustration
Julia Gensheimer
"Sara and the New Friend"

2nd Grade

1st Place
Sneha Chhachhi
"A Horse Tale"

Honorable Mention Story
Chandler Fane
"Henry Gets in Trouble"

Honorable Mention Illustration
Kari Bertram
"What Should I Be When I Grow Up?"

3rd Grade

First Place
Dahna Bright
"The Girl and Her Fairies"
Bowling Green, KY

Honorable Mention Story
Katy Wilkins
"Lucky's Charm"

Honorable Mention Illustration
Luke Isaac Pitcock
"The Cowboy Chicken"

2004 Winners Celebration
April 17

Local winners were announced and prizes awarded at the Sloane Convention Center in Bowling Green.

More than 150 children in Kindergarten through third grade entered their original works in this years contest. The local winners who will go on to compete nationally in the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.

As a special treat, the winning entries were read-aloud by celebrities, including writers Silas House and Father Goose a.k.a. Charles Ghigna, along with artist David Jones. In addition, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Winnie the Pooh, and Max from Where the Wild Things Are were on hand to greet the kids.

National Winners announced in June of 2004

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This Contest is a special project of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network,
WNED-TV, Buffalo and WKYU-PBS, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

This project supported in part by
Barnes & Noble in Bowling Green