2005 Winners
2005 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest WinnersThis national contest is designed to encourage children to write and illustrate their own stories. The contest is administered primarily in cooperation with local PBS stations who conduct their own local contests and submit winning entries to Reading Rainbow for national competition. Each receives a certificate of recognition signed by series host LaVar Burton.
Select from below to enjoy a winner's story and illustrations from the Eleventh Annual, Spring 2005 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.
* All stories are PDF files of varying sizes. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to open the stories.
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
1st place winner:
The Short Story of the Know-It-All Tooth Fairy
by Anthony J. Richardsen-Maestas of Aurora, CO.
2nd place winner:
Lucky's Hole
by Caitlin Barron of Denver, CO.3rd place winners (tie):
Hello Warm Winters and Cool Summers
by Annie Sears of Greeley, CO.
The Mysterious Arrowhead
by Larkin Barron of Lafayette, CO.
Honorable Mention:
Kitty Courage
by Isabelle Davis of Boulder, CO.
