KINDERGARTEN

FIRST PLACE	The Potlatch Cougar By Johnny
HONORABLE MENTION	Ralphy the Dragon By Joshua

FIRST GRADE

FIRST PLACE	Hair Monsters By Brigid
HONORABLE MENTION	The Fly Away Maid By Rebecca

SECOND GRADE

FIRST PLACE	The Cat Who Thought She Was A Dog By Rafaela
HONORABLE MENTION	Eddie and the Dinosaurs By Olivia

THIRD GRADE

FIRST PLACE	ZAP By Rachel
HONORABLE MENTION	The Strongdog Competition By Natasha

The 1999 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Awards contest attracted more than 1,200 entries from kindergarteners through third graders in Washington state and British Columbia. Eleven finalists were chosen in each grade category, and one entry from each grade level was submitted to the national competition. Our hats are off to Brigid, a first-grader from Washington, who received a local Reading Rainbow award for the second consecutive year.