The 2007 Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest

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And the winner is…

CET is pleased to announce the local winners of the Thirteenth Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Contest. Nearly 175 entries from Kindergarten through Third Grade children in Greater Cincinnati were submitted. After carefully considering the many creative and entertaining original stories and illustrations, the following stories as selected as our winners.

Kindergarten The Paris Adventure by Rebekah Green First Grade The Little Penny by Lillian Fredrick Second Grade Me and Zack in Idiomville by Karen Connelly Third Grade Life on the Farm by Tabitha Kurtz

These four local winning stories will be featured in a video to featured on CETconnect.org in June.

CET congratulates these budding young local authors!


ABOUT READING RAINBOW

Now in its 24rd season, READING RAINBOW has received enthusiastic international acclaim, garnering more than 150 awards, including 20 Emmys (eight for "Outstanding Children’s Series"), a prestigious Peabody, eight CINE Golden Eagles, seven Parent’s Choice Awards, and three international Prix Jeunesse Awards. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has twice honored LeVar Burton for his role on READING RAINBOW with their Image Award.

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