We received more than 175 illustrated stories written by creative K-3rd graders from the Kansas City area for our 2018 KCPT PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Here at Kansas City PBS, we loved reading all your imaginative and well-written stories! You can read the winning stories below.
Kindergarten
1st Place - "Little Jewel at the Castle: The Mystery of the Lost Tiara" by Felicity Buttig
2nd Place - "Swinsy Skates" by Kezia Howe
3rd Place - "Things Penguins Need" by Sullivan Murray
1st Grade
1st Place - "Snowy Owl School: Show and Tell Day" by Anna Grace Vogtner
2nd Place - "Katnah and the Garden" by Zyler Kendall
3rd Place - "Weston and the Dragon" by Weston Graber
2nd Grade
1st Place - "All the Ways to See the World" by Max Murray
2nd Place - "Bob and Lee" by Vesper Schumaker
3rd Place - “Pet” by Emunah Twersky
3rd Grade
1st Place - "Animal Olympics" by Madeline Newell
2nd Place - "Ra Woman and the Mysterious Venom" by Dar' Vonyea Barnes
3rd Place - "The Rad Radish" by Lorelai Kuecker