Kindergarten

First Place
The Boy's Secret Helper
Written and Illustrated by Adam Dustin, Bowdoin, ME

Second Place
My Magic Leaf
Written and Illustrated by Graham Weist, Malcolm L. Bell School, Marblehead, MA

Third Place
Mouse House
Written and Illustrated by Patrick Mannion, New Boston, NH

Honorable Mention
The Lobster Fisherman
Written and Illustrated by Hayden Brown, Brentwood, NH

Sometimes It Feels Like
Written and Illustrated by Jaden Carrier, Nashua, NH

The Funny Day that Hawk was a Superhero
Written and Illustrated by Tommy Conaton, Peter Woodbury School, Bedford, NH

The Butterfly
Written and Illustrated by Meegan Cronin, Malcolm L. Bell School, Marblehead, MA

The Big Sister
Written and Illustrated by Emma Deiana, Malcolm L. Bell School, Marblehead, MA

One Flower
Written and Illustrated by Gabriella Maragh, Peterborough, NH

Mr. Coldfeet
Written and Illustrated by Declan Schreiber, Fremont, NH

Mr. Jim Saves the Day
Written and Illustrated by Maggie Gossage, Russell Springs, KY

First Grade

First Place
Let's Look at Jungle Animals
Written and Illustrated by Olivia Marcotte, Berwick, ME

Second Place
The Naughty Brother
Written and Illustrated by Rette Solomon, Wilmont, NH

Third Place
I Love Sweet Music
Written and Illustrated by Francisco Armando Haye III, Brooklyn, NY

Honorable Mention
Maple the Leaf Fairy
Written and Illustrated by Kyra Rivest, Merrimack, NH

The Hero
Written and Illustrated by Vibishan Wigneswarn, Burlington, MA

Friends Forever
Written and Illustrated by Jacynth Abasciano, Hampton, NH

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
Written and Illustrated by Callan Decew, Tewksbury, MA

Ethan's Perfect Birthday at Junkyard Heaven
Written and Illustrated by Ethan Mosedale, Barnet, VT

The Day of 100
Written and Illustrated by Will Brooks, Charlotte Avenue School, Nashua, NH

The Mystery of the Missing Markers
Written and Illustrated by Kaizad A. Irani, Lee, NH

Second Grade

First Place
Samson the Six-Legged Spider
Written and Illustrated by Neelam Sandhu, Bedford, NH

Second Place
Super Kitty's First Adventure
Written and Illustrated by Aaron Dustin, Bowdoin, ME

Third Place
Stripes the Tiger
Written and Illustrated by Dylan O'Connell, Durham, NH

Honorable Mention

At The Cabin
Written and Illustrated by Isabel Dawson, Andover, MA

Going West
Written and Illustrated by Jonathan Thomas Furlong, Londonderry, NH

Molly's Memoirs
Written and Illustrated by Emily Favreau, Manchester, NH

The Giant Woke Me Up
Written and Illustrated by Kailey Jane Andrew, Bow, NH

The Magic of Teamwork
Written and Illustrated by Brin Catherine Harper, Salem, NH

The Polygonal Dream
Written and Illustrated by Chase Mercier, Boscawen, NH

The Tricky Toucan
Written and Illustrated by Namratha Sajeev, Nashua, NH

Third Grade

First Place
Catherine's Diary Year: 1863
Written and Illustrated by Erin Batchelder, Chester, NH

Second Place
Dear Little Fawn
Written and Illustrated by Emily Curry, New Hampton, NH

Third Place
The Not-so-Wild Bear!
Written and Illustrated by Abby Suchocki, Rye, NH

Honorable Mention
Friendship
Written and Illustrated by Emma Larson, Madbury, NH

Gingerbread
Written and Illustrated by Ariel Wiegand, Merrimack, NH

It's Now Fun
Written and Illustrated by Moriah McInturff, Dunbarton, NH

John's Great Adventure
Written and Illustrated by Shane Dube, Sandown, NH

My Collection of Rhymes
Written and Illustrated by Juliana Gamba, Nashua, NH

Season Changes
Written and Illustrated by Dominic DiPalermo, Fremont, NH

Something's Changed
Written and Illustrated by Talisee Carpenter, Alton, NH

Supersonic Sarah and the Evil Artificial Peach Plague
Written and Illustrated by Ruth Ballard, Littleton, MA

The Lonely Pumpkin
Written and Illustrated by Taylor Fortin, Gorham, NH

The Old Man On Off The Mountain
Written and Illustrated by Shannon K. Benson, Bow, NH

Torin the Timid
Written and Illustrated by Torin Hicks, Keene, NH

Fourth Grade

First Place
A Week in the Life of a Paper Doll
Written and Illustrated by Brooke Solomon, Wilmont, NH

Second Place
Stitch Gets a Job
Written and Illustrated by Hannah Desautels, Raymond, NH

Third Place
There is a Time .The Biography of Ziggy
Written and Illustrated by Eden McInturff, Dunbarton, NH

Honorable Mention
Behind the Brambles
Written and Illustrated by Carina Ohlen, North Hampton, NH

Betty the Storyteller
Written and Illustrated by Olivia Dodd, Dunbarton, NH

Blue Moon
Written and Illustrated by Tina Rocco, North Hampton, NH

How the Deer Got Their Antlers
Written and Illustrated by Keeren Chung, Bedford, NH

Max and the Triathlon
Written and Illustrated by Karam Sandhu, Bedford, NH

The Accidental Hero
Written and Illustrated by Acacia Welsford, Raymond, NH

The Endangered Species of New Hampshire
Written and Illustrated by Jaden Dalton, Bethlehem, NH

The Science of Hugs
Written and Illustrated by Emily N. Rentz, Milford, NH

Fifth Grade

First Place
Riger Plumm Macburl
Written and Illustrated by Kevin Zhang, Westford, MA

Second Place
Thanks to Mr. Rutabaga
Written and Illustrated by Emilia Shipman, New Durham, NH

Third Place
The New "Kids" In My Family
Written and Illustrated by Grace Winslow, Center. Barnstead, NH

Honorable Mention
Holding On
Written and Illustrated by Molly Shoer, Portsmouth, NH

Resurrection on the Eiffel Tower
Written and Illustrated by Christina Elaine Guessferd, Hudson, NH

The Day I Bought My Electric Guitar and Amp
Written and Illustrated by Lara Dienemann, Portsmouth, NH

The Stone Man
Written and Illustrated by Allyson Stillman, Portsmouth, NH

The Wapapongs
Written and Illustrated by Caroline Consoli, Manchester, NH

Typical
Written and Illustrated by Lauren Magan, Epsom, NH

Why the Water Falls
Written and Illustrated by Zoë Autumn Joy Grenier, Manchester, NH