Milwaukee Public Television
Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Awards
Winners 2005

We received 805 entries this year. “ Thank you” to everyone who participated. Your stories were wonderful! Here are the twenty winners selected by our judges:

KINDERGARTEN

First Place: Abigail C. (Eden), “Stanley’s Seasons”

Second Place: Larisa L. (Campbellsport), “The Dancing Fairy”

Third Place: Ethan M. (Campbellsport), “My Hero”

Special Merit: Kaitlyn G. (Campbellsport), “The Day My Rabbit Came Alive”

Special Merit: Dylan K. (Franksville), “My Uncle Ed is a Farmer”

Special Merit: Emma S. (Union Grove), “A Little Lie and a Black Marker”

GRADE ONE

First Place: Caitie K. (Sheboygan), “The Eternal First Grader”

Second Place: Emily R. (Caledonia), “A Peek at my Week”

Third Place: Brett W. (Franksville), “My Grandpa and Grandma’s Farm”

Special Merit: Yohanan U. (Milwaukee), “The Surprise Party”

Special Merit: Rohan M. (Racine), “The Fish that did not know how to tie his shoes”

GRADE TWO

First Place: Megan E. (Cascade), “The Bookmobile”

Second Place: Anna W. (Racine), “My Summer Vacation”

Third Place: Melissa O. (Milwaukee), “My bunny conny”

Special Merit: Sharon R. (Milwaukee), “The Funny looking nose”

Special Merit: Jeroen P. (Racine), “My Happy New Year”

GRADE THREE

First Place: Madeline H. (Franksville), “Colors”

Second Place: Hannah K. (Milton) “Abbey’s Camp Adventure”

Third Place: Lauren C. (Caledonia), “Lila’s World”

Special Merit: Rycardo M. (Milwaukee), “110 Stitches”

The entry taking first place in each grade will be forwarded for judging in the national competition. Reading Rainbow, the contest’s national sponsor, is now in its 22nd. season. The Emmy-Award winning, half-hour series focuses on children and literature.

National prizewinners will receive a library set of 10 Reading Rainbow episodes on DVD and related feature books. All local winners receive pins and a gift bag filled with tapes, gift certificates, books and other prizes at a special awards reception at MPTV in May.

Every participant will receive a Certificate of Participation signed by the program’s host, La Var Burton.
Local winning stories will be videotaped and aired between children’s programs on MPTV 10 and 36. In addition, their authors will be invited to make on-air promotional messages about the stories.

MPTV stories that were not selected by the judges will be returned by or before May 23, 2005. The story return is accomplished one grade level at a time starting with kindergarten entries.

Please remember that every story written and illustrated by a child is wonderful in its own way. That story will be the real treasure that may be enjoyed for many years to come.

(Deadline for the twelfth MPTV Reading Rainbow Contest is March 6, 2006.)
For more information, contact Darlyne Haertlein, Outreach Supervisor, at 414-297-7518.