What Kansas Kids Wrote About Reading
The artists of the 2008 Read Across America poster for Kansas contest were asked to answer two questions:
Why do you think people will want to read more after seeing the pictures and words on your poster?
and
What in your poster really helps people understand the importance of being able to read well and read often?
Here are the answers the artists gave:
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Category
Mason Muto - Lincoln Elementary, Junction City, Grade 1
The Cat in the hat likes to juggle books. I think it is better to read books. I do chores, football practice and keep my room clean that is hard to juggle. But it is good to read books.
Carlos Marquez - Wilroads Gardens Elementary, Dodge City, Grade 2
People will want to read more because they will know how to spell the words. I chose to draw a computer because we read them too. The words in the poster show that it is important to be able to read.
Devon Saylor - South Hutchinson After School Kids and Preschool, South Hutchinson, Grade 2
They see a shelf of books! They can follow the example of the cat in the hat!
3rd – 4th Grade Category
Brenna Bunch - Country View Elementary, Winfield, Grade 3
It might make them like books because it’s a cheerful picture.
Reading is a treasure. That’s why I wrote that on my poster.
Cole Emerson, Tyler Zentner, Anthonie Snyder - Tecumseh South Elementary, Tecumseh, Grade 3
Where ever you are you can read. People can learn about different places in books and then go there.
If you read often you will get smarter. Everybody can read like ghosts, goblins, cowboys, cheerleaders, little boys, old men, little girls, old ladies and you.
Andrew Everett -Irving Elementary, Winfield, Grade 3
People will want to read more after seeing my poster because it is colorful and has a great message.
It will help people understand reading because some people like cars.
Jaedon Gardner -Irving Elementary, Winfield, Grade 3
People will want to read more because the poster inspires them and because of how we made them.
People will want to read because I used important words.
Roxanna Hamidpour - Overland Trail Elementary, Overland Park, Grade 3
I am showing that people can dream and imagine all areas and countries around the world by reading about them. They don’t have to travel and see the other places to know what is going on everywhere.
They can simply sit in their room and study a book or an article and acquire all those information, like they have gone there by hot air balloons or airplanes. In other words it seems like all the world is raining in their rooms by hot air balloons or airplanes.
Jairus Anderson - Washington School, Junction City, Grade 4
People would want to read more after seeing my poster because my poster encourages anyone around Kansas maybe around the world, to read no matter where you are. Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, New York, Anywhere! The people in the world should know the job of having the ability to read and write. Also, it has one picture actually from the book: I put the bird there for laughs. I put a nighttime July 4th scene to make the poster cool plus, a crescent moon.
What in my poster will help the people understand the importance of being able to read well and read often is basically what you’ll find in a book. Joy, mysteries, adventures, frights, romance, danger, action and animals. Something you’ll find in lots of books! Plus, so much more it makes you want to read all the time. So pick up a book, novel, newspaper or a magazine! (With appropriate words, if you’re a kid.) Find the best thing about the book and one day you’ll never put the book down.
Kelsey Geerdes -Hoxie Grade School, Hoxie, Grade 4
I picked the lady reading because it shows the importance of reading and it’s important to read because it helps you grow as a person.
Rigo Guerrero - McCandless Elementary, Hutchinson, Grade 4
So they can get a good education and have a better life.
To pass collage and to read so you can get smart at all things.
Page Palmberg - Linn Elementary, Dodge City, Grade 4
I chose this topic as it is important to learn of all the wonderful places in our world. Places some of us can’t go to especially the moon and the stars. The pictures are exciting places to learn and not mater the age of a person we can always learn about the importance of our world around us. These pictures are just a minor part of our world so if we start reading at an early age and keep reading we’ll learn so many things in our world, one is never too young or too old to start reading.
Dekel Pope - McCandless Elementary, Hutchinson, Grade 4
Because it is a big library that has people reading and the old ladies name is Mrs. Frank. And it has lots of colors. Hopefully people will like it because people should go to the library and learn how to read.
Because if you go somewhere and someone says read this so you won’t make yourself look crazy. And so you can go to college and have a good career and be able to encourage other people to do good too.
Mia Salazar - McCandless Elementary, Hutchinson, Grade 4
They might see you can read on your spear time.
The poem I put down, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
Brenden Weathers - Meadowlark Elementary, Andover, Grade 4
I think people will want to read more after seeing my poster because they have the freedom to read when they want, where they want and what they read.
The hats represent that anyone can learn how to read; a trucker, a skateboarder, a fisherman, an artist and businessman, etc. Reading helps Kertle with his talents of speaking and singing.
Melissa White - Northview Elementary, Olathe, Grade 4
People will want to read more when they look at the globe and see that anyone can read no matter where they live. Reading across America and all over the world will make you smarter as you learn from what you read.
The poster helps people understand the importance of reading with the pictures of the books and the words Read, and D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read) plus the globe shows a focus to everyone.
5th – 6th Grade Category
Bethany Anne Bleil -Shawnee Heights Elementary, Topeka, Grade 5
I chose my symbols and words because I would feel left out no matter how old I was if I didn’t know how to read.
It will help young children and adults because I put, “if you don’t know how to read all you will be able to do is wait for fish to bide to time to pass by.” That should be enough
Samantha Ekberg -Ogden Elementary, Ogden, Grade 5
I think people will want to read more after seeing my poster because it explains what you can read, and to follow your dreams. My poster also shows that there are other things to read besides books! There are signs, newspapers and so on.
I think people will want to read well and often because my poster shows you can read almost anywhere! My poster shows if you can read, it will help you in other subjects too including math, writing and spelling! In math you have to be able to read numbers and words! Have fun, READ!!!
Madayln Talor Gazda - Sunflower Elementary, Andover, Grade 5
I chose them because it makes reading sound fun like I told them they could learn more things like you could learn more words so you would do well on a spelling test.
I put my favorite books on there and math and science books telling them that you can read all different kinds of books.
Lauren King -Rhein Benninghoven Elementary School, Shawnee Mission, Grade 5
The reason why I picked this picture is because it reminds me that all books are different and all of them will take you on a journey beyond your wildest imagination!
Flor Mercado -Comanche Intermediate Center, Dodge City, Grade 5
I drew an old man and a little boy because you could read at any age. And also I drew the old man reading a newspaper because you don’t have to read a book to count it as reading. You could read a newspaper, instructions, even bulletin boards! Try too read everyday you could read a newspaper in the morning and then you have free time after you finish schoolwork to try to read your favorite book.
Ashley Moore -Comanche Intermediate Center, Dodge City, Grade 5
I think people would want to read more because the picture is the Cat in the Hat and Cat in the Hat is the greatest book anybody could ever read. I choose the symbols to represent how important it is to read. The words really help you understand because reading is really for believing and believing is really for reading any way.
Aidan O’Brien - St. George Elementary, St. George, Grade 5
It makes you want to find a book and read about interesting things that you like.
It helps because you wouldn’t be able to go on a plane or train or boat or even drive a car without reading.
Niallan O’Brien - St. George Elementary, St. George, Grade 5
People will want to read more because to me, my poster says the sky is not the limit and that you can go anywhere if they read more.
The rocket helps people understand the importance because if you can read well you can be anything from a doctor to an astronaut. The rocket symbolizes that a book can take you anywhere.
Mackenzie Penny - Sunflower Elementary, Andover, Grade 5
I think a smaller kid will read more because characters he might like are reading on this poster and when smaller kids see someone they like doing something, they do it too.
I think the clouds help people understand the importance of reading, because the clouds have the words, math, social studies, science and English. I think that means if you read and study hard your dreams will reach the sky.
Angel Ramon Romero - St. George Elementary, St. George, Grade 5
I think the kid flipping off the ramp because if you can’t read well you will not be able to read instructions and you might get hurt.
Andrea Sanchez -Comanche Intermediate Center, Dodge City, Grade 5
Because the poster shows you can read anywhere.
If you want some information and you can’t read well, Google or any other computer Web sites won’t help you much.
Becca Schulte - Meadowlark Elementary, Andover, Grade 5
What I think shows the importance of reading in my poster is the funny picture of the ant and some books are funny, reading is everywhere and you can learn about stuff in the newspapers and learning will help you be successful in life.
Brooke Slayton -Comanche Intermediate Center, Dodge City, Grade 5
The cat in the Hat was one of my favorite books when I was younger. My mom would read it to me at night. I hope other kids will want to read it too when they see my poster. I used red, white and blue to stand for the colors of America . Everyone in America should learn to read. One day I want to be a teacher so I can teach kids how to read because READING IS FUN!
Casandra Trynzolyn -Ogden Elementary, Ogden, Grade 5
In the poster there is signs everywhere and if you can’t read you probably would not be able to live because you need to read food packages, newspapers, instructions, numbers, bill boards, medicine bottles, game instructions, folders, files, computers and more.
Bailey Votipka, SeungYun Lee, Sydney Kampshroder, Katelyn Chapman - Walnut Grove Elementary, Olathe, Grade 5
In the poster I drew two children sitting on the books and they are reading books, in the books the rainbow is coming out, it is creative so my poster helps people to understand if you read a book, you will be creative.
Samantha Johnson - St. George Elementary, St. George, Grade 6
What will help people understand the importance of being able to read is so they don’t crash or go the wrong way.
Michaela Matthews - St. George Elementary, St. George, Grade 6
If you are trying to buy orange juice you can’t just go to the library. You have to read to know where to get things that can be very important to you.
The importance of being able to read in my poster is where there is a sign saying “Get Honey HERE” and the two girls don’t know where to go to get their honey!
Ashtyn Mentzer - Overbrook Attendance Center, Overbrook, Grade 6
My theme I was going for with my poster was humor. So when they see my poster they’ll hopefully laugh, like it and start or continue to read.
Reading often and reading well can help you in school and after-school activities. My poster doesn’t exactly show that but, it does show that you can read anywhere. So whenever you want to pay a video game pick up a good book and read!
Scarlett Real -Comanche Intermediate Center, Dodge City, Grade 6
Because they will see that reading isn’t boring, it could be fun if you wanted it to be. I chose a train to show that reading a book could be fun, the train carts represent that you could read different things like letters, maps, newspapers and magazines and I drew signs to show where different ages of people could go to read or go on a ride.
That you need to be able to read well in order to get anywhere is what the moving train is representing.
7th – 8th Grade Category
Corinne Andresen -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think that people will read more after seeing my poster, because the pictures show all the fun and interesting things in books and they are coming to life. I think that this will inspire people by showing them how much fun books can be.
I think my poster shows that the importance of reading by showing what it can reveal to you. I think the fun graphics will excite people to read by showing what fun books can be.
Mason Caudle -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 7
I thought Dr. Seuss bird was funny looking. The frying pan goes along with the cookbook. The colors I choose were from the bird in the book, they were bright and fun looking.
If you can’t read words recipes and directions it will make it hard for you to learn to cook. Can’t read-can’t feed.
Katee Damashek -Burlington Middle School, Burlington, Grade 7
I think people want to read more after seeing my poster because it sends a message that reading is important.
I think the picture of the “Nook” reading a cookbook will help people understand that if you don’t read then you can’t cook.
Mallery Davenport - Lebo Junior High, Lebo, Grade 7
I chose people thinking and imagining things because I want people to know that they can escape their boring world. They can also fight a dragon, go to school at Hogwarts and many other things using their imagination.
The bubbles showing people thinking and the stacks of books play a key role in making people understand more about reading.
Aislinn Davis -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think people will want to read more after seeing my poster because the bright colors and artwork will grab their attention. My poster encourages kids to read with, “A good book is waiting for you to dive into.” And, “You can read anything, anywhere”. Most of the artwork are copies of characters from Dr. Seuss’ books, I drew cat in the hat because it is a widely known character of Dr. Seuss and I believe demonstrates reading.
My poster also shows the importance of reading with, “Oh, the places you’ll go, when you read” (and the globe picture) because that demonstrates that when you read you can go far in the world. It also says, “Read for fun and learn” which shows that even though reading is fun it is also an important learning experience. It encourages reading often with, “You can read anything, anywhere” because it lists different ways or things to read, and kids might like to try new ways of reading so that they can find a way they enjoy and then, read more often.
Corey Dingess -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think the book around the circle explains a lot and the ocean refers to the metaphor “reading is an endless ocean of words”.
Because it states reading is very important to succeed in life.
Claire Duke -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think people will read more after they see my poster because it shows them some places that are fun to read!
It really will show people that if you want to be able to play a computer game or check the latest stats on your favorite team, you need to be able to read.
Rowena Forbes -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I showed Dr. Seuss’s character holding a book because kids are drawn to his characters so by having the Cat in the Hat holding the book I hoped they would be drawn to books through reading his series. I called it “The Book in the Hat Comes Back” because I wanted people to know that they read everyday, but there are many great books to read so they should just reach out their hand for one (In the Hat) and they would find that it is fun to read. I made the book come out of the hat because in the book multiple cats come out of one hat. I meant it to stand for someone who, when finished reading one book, would think of simply taking another book out of the hat to read even more. I wanted to say “Comes Back” because it symbolized that they can read books and then reread the same books and they will have just as much fun, or more.
In the book “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back” they had to go through all the cats in alphabetical order until they got to the last one. Meanwhile all these cats get to one place and then when Cat Z draws his hat everything is clean. That is the same way with books. Books help kid’s knowledge grow and the more they read the further they will get in having a successful life.
Ivy Lynn Garcia -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 7
Because my picture is trying to say that you can go and imagine different things just by reading a book.
The boy with a book and the boy has different things in his head because he is reading a book that gives him pictures in his head.
Jennifer Hodges - Lebo Junior High, Lebo, Grade 7
Because I believe that not only explains the way of life but it is in all of the world not only English but Chinese and many, many more.
“So B It” I could read that not only once but dozens of times. I learn something new every time I read it.
Dillon King -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 7
Because your imagination will grow and you will challenge yourself to read different books that will put you in a new setting. You also had to read on my poster to understand what was happening. If you didn’t read the name of the boat it would have been almost useless. It also relates to real life, if you don’t read you won’t be able to go to many places.
If you read well you won’t need to struggle on the words so much that you will be able to understand the plot. And if you read often it will help you to read better. And now the person reading in the poster is in the setting, shows how he understands the plot. If you can’t use your imagination then you won’t be going very far in life.
Chase Knighton -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 7
I choose the words and graphics because they match together and are vibrant color to catch the person’s eye.
It shows the importance of reading when it says “Read and you’ll be on your way up”. When I say up I mean by getting a better education, job and most important your life because it depends on reading.
Rachel Pfau -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think people will want to read more after seeing my poster because it shows that reading stimulated the mind, and you can read with a parent or friend. It shows that reading opens up your eyes to other places. These places can be explored alone, with a friend or sibling, or with parents.
My poster helps people understand the importance of reading by showing what kids want to be someday. Reading helps them understand these jobs in stories, the newspaper, magazines, or posters. My poster also shows that reading may help you be more creative in your thinking.
John Rillos -Oxford Middle School, Overland Park, Grade 7
I think that people will want to read more after seeing my poster because my poster tells people about how reading can introduce you to millions of new things (example: On my poster, the Cat in the Hat says, “With reading, oh the places you’ll go! Half of the world you’ll know!).
In my poster, I think that the sign that says “if you can read this, you are on your way up!” really helps people understand the importance of reading well. Also, what the child says while sitting on a pole in my drawing encourages reading.
Rebecca Simkins -Antioch Middle School, Shawnee Mission, Grade 7
I think people will want to read more after seeing my poster because it has a nifty saying which might make them want to read and it has to do with Dr. Seuss which they might have already liked. They might have liked the characters I drew.
On my poster, it says, “read in the morning, and read at night” so they will think they should read in the morning and at night and if they do that, they will get more practice which will help them become a better reader.
Karla Valdez -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 7
I chose some pop-up books as images so people might think its fun. Also some pictures to describe certain things and I included the key to succeed which I thought was to Read!
How fun it could be. What subjects might interest them. Some examples of what you might find in books and where books can take you.
Joe Diaz -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 8
My Dr. Seuss people are on their way to Reading Land. A place where they can find out all kind of information from books and having fun doing it.
Reading is like driving. You need to know how to read for navigating a map or learning about driving rules. Reading is important because it gives me the opportunity to go places in life, no matter where I choose to go.
Sarah Krueger - Lebo Junior High, Lebo, Grade 8
I think that they will want to read more because, hopefully, more kids will start thinking about what profession they want to have. They’ll see what types of opportunities that reading offers and think that they’d have a better life and profession ahead of them if they read.
All the types of jobs inspire them to read and the bright and different colors catch your attention.
Christina Nguyan -Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Gardner, Grade 8
I think that people will want to read more after seeing my poster because I tried to make it fun and appealing to them and show them how important reading is and should be to everyone. I used Dr. Seuss graphics to tie him into my poster because it is his 104th birthday anniversary. I used a picture of the top rated books so that they could recognize the book by the cover and want to see what is so good about it. I wrote a quote by Dr. Seuss that was about reading because it was his 104th birthday anniversary and the poster is about reading.
The quote I put my Dr. Seuss “The more you read the more you will know and the more you know the more places you’ll go” explains a lot of the importance of reading and I think is very true because if you can’t read then you will never get a job, drive, or even order food at a drive-thru. Because you use reading every single day of your life if you don’t know how you will hardly be able to go on. If you don’t know how to read I think you should learn because life will become a lot easier.
Erick Perez -Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Gardner, Grade 8
They will see that even football players read, not only children have to.
You can’t get nowhere in life without knowing how to read; if they want to be a football player they have to go to school and to go to school you have to read.
Ramon Zamora -Turner Middle School, Kansas City, Grade 8
The fish I choose looked like he enjoyed reading. The glasses make the fish funny and studious. He looks like a first-class reader.
It’s important to learn how to read because every thing in life revolves around reading. If you want to be a cook, fix a car or just enjoy a story, it all evolves reading. So, enjoy a good book and learn new things.
9th – And Above Category
Annelise Masters -Burlington High School, Burlington, Grade 11
Reading is so important for nearly everything we do from the youngest age up until now and on into the future. Dr. Seuss established his credibility for truly understanding this. He made reading so much fun. That same exciting, bold and intriguing quality is what I’ve tried to emulate. The characters from his books and bright colors appeal to younger children, while the bold quality and patriotic nature draws the older eye in as well. Dr. Seuss’s quote from the featured book backs up the importance of reading while keeping to rhyming, an appealing attribute of books for all ages.
Again, the cheeriness proves reading not to be merely drudgery, but actually something to be enjoyed. The quote that connects how we can steer ourselves any direction we choose with reading is what can really make people think. If reading can be enjoyed and help their future out, what is holding them back, right?
Shayla Niermeier -Hoxie High School, Hoxie, Grade 11
People will want to read more because my drawing is different and unique. The Key in Life is Read. I thought it as a cool saying. My poster gives you a sense of knowing that the only way in life is to get better is read. You learn a lot by reading and its fun.
Jessica Campbell -Hoxie High School, Hoxie, Grade 12
The phrase I used on my poster was from the book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. It is one of my favorite books because it is a little bit wacky. The quote always makes me laugh and it has stuck in my memory and I want other people to share in my joy. I also used bright colors because I, personally, would rather look at an exciting colorful poster rather than a dull black and white one.
The children in the book like to read and are happy to do so, so the people who look at this poster should want to share in their pleasure. The girl in the pink shirt has a look of shock and excitement and the boy is smiling so I think this poster could convey a sense of happiness that reading provides people.
Sarah Samuelson - Burlington High School, Burlington, Grade 12
It is important for people to read because it helps the brain to develop. Simply stated, reading makes your brain smarter. And not just because what you read provides new information, but because reading is like a form of exercise to make your brain stronger and faster. It “Fuels your brain” so that it can do more. Since cars and “fuel” are universal to everyone in our culture and all understand the connections between them, the message will be clear to all readers why reading is important.
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