The results are in for the inaugural Sarah & Katy Essay Contests.
Third-grade students were given a story prompt based on” Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets”: Imagine you received a blanket for Christmas. What would you imagine the blanket to be? Write a story about the adventure you have by imagining your blanket is something else.
Fourth-grade students were given a story prompt based on “Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank”: Imagine you draw a picture on a blank sheet of paper and it comes to life. Write a story about what you draw and what happens after it comes to life.
Listed below are the winners of the inaugural Sarah & Katy Essay Contests. Click on the title of the story to read each winners’ entry:
Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets Essay
- 1st: “The Adventure to Blanket Town,” by Kaylee Monroe, McKinley Elementary, Ottawa, IL
- 2nd: “The Snow Blanket,” by Allison Smith, Kimes Elementary, Streator, IL
- 3rd: “Boom Blanket,” by Ty, McKinley Elementary, Ottawa, IL
- Honorable Mention: “The Special Blanket,” by Clayton Lehman, Centennial School, Streator, IL
Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank Essay
- 1st: “The Rabble-Rouser,” by Lilliana Samolitis, McKinley Elementary, Ottawa, IL
- 2nd: “The Book,” by Daphne Uhl, Woodland School, Streator, IL
- 3rd: “The Man of My Imagination,” by Hailey, McKinley Elementary, Ottawa, IL
- Honorable Mention: “The Picture that Came to Life,” by Sarah McGrath, McKinley Elementary, Ottawa, IL
Julie Stroebel Barichello | Author 