A big congratulations to all who entered the 13th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest! This year's contest attracted over 700 entries from children throughout Washington and Canada. KCTS is pleased to recognize the following regional winners:

KINDERGARTEN

First Place	The Pufferfish Who Could Not Puff By Abbey
Honorable Mention	Gladys Wilhelmina and Her Long Blond Beautiful Hair By Sadie

FIRST GRADE

First Place	The Little Berd By Sequel
Honorable Mention	I Like to Knit By Meglacey

SECOND GRADE

First Place	Rat's Best Look By Lacey
Honorable Mention	Qweenie's Rescue By Vanessa

THIRD GRADE

First Place	The Treasure Chest By Michelle
Honorable Mention	The Nutty Squirrel By Katie

Thank you to volunteers from Literacy AmeriCorps, who assisted with the initial judging. And, thank you to those who served as this year's judges: Lydia Bassett from Washington Humanities Motheread/Fatheread; Erin Colling from Crystal Springs Elementary; Rojean Garnica from Mountlake Terrace Elementary; and Leeta Scott from Literacy AmeriCorps.

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Major local funding for the 13th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest has been provided by BECU.