12th Annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Picture Book Winners

A total of 55 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 will receive a Certificate of Participation and comments from the judges.

Slides of all the winning entries will be shown at the Awards Ceremony (Saturday, June 2nd, 10am, at the Montrose Theater). Everyone is invited.

First place books will be hardbound and placed in one of the four county libraries (Montrose, Forest City, Hallstead-Great Bend, and Susquehanna). Patrons will be able to borrow the books in the fall, after the collection of all the first place books has toured the four libraries.

Grades K-1

First-place winners

Forest City Library: Buddy and Maggie – Maggie Kowalewski (Forest City/Forest City Regional)
Hallstead-Great Bend Library: The Lioness and the Gazelle – Jared Rose (Hallstead/Homeschool)
Montrose Library: Camp Out Night – Grace Rogers (Montrose/Homeschool)
Susquehanna Library: My Dad in the Airforce – Dakota Oswald  (Springville/Elk Lake)
 
Second-place winners
The Cat – Jordan Coles (Forest City/Forest City Regional)
The First Soccer Season – Cooper Meagher (Susquehanna/Homeschool)
Football with Our Friends – Christian Burke & Travis Acosta (Susquehanna/Susquehanna Community)
One Rainy Day on the Bus – Caleb Shafer (Meshoppen/Elk Lake)

Third-place winners

All About Horses – Kaylin Trynoski (Thompson/Susquehanna Community)
The Man That Was Lonely – Rose Warner (Rushville/Elk Lake)
The Rose and the Daisy – Katie Nebzydoski (Pleasant Mount/ Forest City Regional)
Summer Vacation 2006 – Emily Lawrenson (Thompson/Susquehanna Community)
 

Grades 2-3

First-place winners

Hallstead-Great Bend Library: The Dolphin’s Adventure – Lydia Anne Costley (Montrose/Homeschool)
Forest City Library: Wiggle Wiggle – Jackson Rogers (Montrose/Homeschool)
Montrose Library: The Seasons Book – Liam McGranaghan (Montrose/Lathrop St)
Susquehanna Library: My Friends – Hunter Vaughn & Madison Canfield (Susquehanna/Susquehanna Community)

Second-place winners

The Colorful Tree – Natalie Meagher (Susquehanna/Homeschool)
Fluffy’s Little Surprises – Jennifer Korty (Forest City/Homeschool)
Mammals A to Z – Ethan Luecke (Montrose/Lathrop St.)
My Dream School – Nicole B. Sherman (Susquehanna/Susquehanna Community)

Third-place winners

The Frog Adventure – Benjamin James Woolcock (Springville/Elk Lake)
Jenny’s Surprise – Jennifer Grosvenor (Montrose/Elk Lake)
Meow Meeting – Piper Gauthier (Thompson/Homeschool)
The Tall Tree – Nicole Harris (Susquehanna/Susquehanna Community)

Grades 4 and up

First-place winners

Hallstead-Great Bend Library: The Remarkable Cat-Dog – Jesse Korty (Forest City/Homeschool)
Forest City Library: Three Bad Goats – Joshua Korty (Forest City/Homeschool)
Montrose Library: The Test – Aaron & Rebekah Costley (Montrose/Homeschool)
Susquehanna Library: The Golden Cheese – Keith D. Hubal (Thompson/Susquehanna)

Second-place winners

The Adventures of My Dog Tassie – Brandon Russell (Montrose/Homeschool)
Jarbudy Benkins and the Down Hill Derby – Tyler Drake (New Milford/Homeschool)
Princess Beauty – Marci Rose (Hallstead/Homeschool)
Tiny’s Tale – Abigail Costley (Montrose/Homeschool)

Third-place winners

The Brave Knight – Tyler Butler (Vandling/Forest City Regional)
The Enchanted Forest – Gracie Lutz (New Milford/Lathrop St.)
The Good Dog Friends – Kaylee Russell (Montrose/Homeschool)
Sunny’s Worries of Tomorrow – Olivia Ely (Montrose/Homeschool)
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 March 2007 )