THE SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AND FREE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S

10th WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE YOUR OWN PICTURE BOOK CONTEST
WINNERS

Information on the 2005 contest

PowerPoint presentation of winning books

A total of 96 original picture books were entered from all over the county. As always, our only regret is that we could not award more prizes--many excellent books had to be passed over. Congratulations to all of our creative entrants! Each received a Certificate of Participation and comments from the judges.

First place books are hardbound and placed in one of the four county libraries (Montrose, Forest City, Hallstead-Great Bend, and Susquehanna). They are available to be borrowed.

Grades K-1

FIRST PLACE WINNERS

Main Library: The Magic Frog - Kyle Heller (Harford--Mountain View)
Forest City Library: The Winter Bird - Jennifer Baron (Vandling--Forest City)
Hallstead-Great Bend Library: All About My Dog Keto! - Sadie Rose McHale (Union Dale--Forest City)
Susquehanna Library: My Cat - Rachel DeLucy (Browndale--Forest City)

SECOND PLACE WINNERS

Bear Finds Honey - Zachariah Feduchak (Kingsley--Mountain View)
Doria the Dolphin - Katie O'Neill (Pleasant Mount--Forest City)
My Brother the Octopus - Doria Miller (Pleasant Mount--Forest City)
My Cat - Nicholas Kovaleski (Forest City--Forest City)

THIRD PLACE WINNERS

The Black Corvette - Wayde Loomis (Forest City--Forest City)
God's Love - Carly Erdmann (Forest City--Forest City)
Groundhog Day - Megan Demcevski (Forest City--Forest City)
My Big Brother - Christopher Eldred (Montrose--Ross Corners Christian Academy)

Grades 2-4

FIRST PLACE WINNERS

Main Library: Molly and the Snowboard Rescue - Isaac Mitchell (Montrose--homeschool)
Forest City Library: Frankie's Soccer Day - Frankie Carr (Thompson--homeschool)
Hallstead-Great Bend Library: The Silly Poodles - Elizabeth Lockwood (Kingsley--Mountain View)
Susquehanna Library: My Grannies - Zoe H. Gauthier (Thompson--homeschool)

SECOND PLACE WINNERS

Dream Maker - Chad Paulin (Forest City--Forest City)
The Dumb Valentine - Bridget Terry (Pleasant Mount--Forest City)
My Grandpa Had Cancer - Olivia Mitchell (Montrose--homeschool)
Tag on Ice - Emily Rose (Hallstead--homeschool)

THIRD PLACE WINNERS

An Adventure - Abigail Costley (Montrose--homeschool)
Dimond, the Choking Dog - Meagan Bush (Dimock--Elk Lake)
The Monster Who Loved to Eat - Owen Flannery (Hop Bottom--Mountain View)
My Little House - James Eldred III (Montrose--Ross Corners Christian Academy)

Grades 5-12

FIRST PLACE WINNERS

Main Library: This is the Shed that Joe Built - Aaron Costley (Montrose--homeschool)
Forest City Library: A Wild Spaceship Ride - Tiffany Butler (Vandling--Forest City)
Hallstead-Great Bend Library: Making Doughnuts With Grandma - Katherine Ruth Longacre (Hallstead--homeschool)
Susquehanna Library: Cozy Spots II - Rachelle Stevens (Montrose--homeschool)

SECOND PLACE WINNERS

The Adventures of Dill Deputy - Jared Conklin (New Milford--Blue Ridge)
Because Henry Hershey Went Achoo - Caity Goff & Jenn Sheridan (New Milford--Blue Ridge)
I Miss My Grandpa - Levi Mitchell (Montrose--homeschool)
The Melting Snowman - Danielle Schomp (Brackney--MAHS)

THIRD PLACE WINNERS

The Frog Princess - Gena Rapisardi & Rebecca Rafferty (Brackney/Little Meadows--Choconut)
The 3 Animal Friends - Heather Glover (Susquehanna--Blue Ridge)
The Unique Frog - Jessica Butler (Vandling--Forest City)
Up a River - Rebekah L. Costley (Montrose--homeschool)