12 Kids Crowned Winners of the PBS Kids Go! Writing Contest
September 04, 2012
The winners of the PBS Kids Go! Writing Contest have been announced. Thousands of kids submitted entries, but ultimately twelve winners were selected.
Two-time Children's Choice Book Awards host Jarrett Krosoczka served on the judging panel which included singer/author Jewel, 3-time Caldecott Honor winner Mo Willems, The Spiderwick Chronicles illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, Jim Henson Company CEO Lisa Henson, Random House/Golden Books Group publisher Kate Klimo, Martha Speaks creator Susan Meddaugh, recording artist Ozomatli and writing duo The Weepies.
The full list of 2012 National Winners include:
Kindergarten
1st - The Elephant Ballerina, by Hannah Grace Hammontree, Cohutta, GA – WTCI
2nd - Abby the Talking Giraffe, by Ella Black, North Huntington, PA –WQED
3rd - Fury the Cat Has a Birthday Party, by Alex Beeman, Platte City, MO – KCPT
First Grade
1st - Jim’s Crazy Bus Week, by Edward Krzemienski, Muncie, IN – WIPB
2nd - Clark the Circus Pig, by Rain Vassey, Lincoln, DE – Independent entry
3rd – Tacky Turkey’s BIG Adventure!, by Ehren Collins, Lakewood, OH – WVIZ
Second Grade
1st – Aly’s Great Adventures, by Cheryl Kaye Marshall, Birmingham, AL – WBIQ
2nd – Guinea Pigs Don’t Go to School, by Ella Walker, Watertown, WI – WPNE
3rd – How Jordan the Giraffe Learned to Love, by Finn LeSieur, Newport Beach, CA – PBS SoCal
Third Grade
1st – Scribbles For Fame, by Nikolai Ortiz, Corpus Christie, TX – KEDT
2nd – The Mystery of the Attic Intruder, by Daniel Trimble, Pittsburg, PA – WQED
3rd – The Lake, by Elliott Feldman, Sturgeon Bay, WI – WPNE