‘Imagine this...’ Story Writing Contest 2024 state winners
Illustrator: Sofia Matin Millikan High School, Long Beach Art instructor: Scott Coppenger
Illustrator: Andrea Fonseca Florin High School, Sacramento Art instructor: Alexandra Pease
“I learned that eggs are very good for you,” the author says. He hopes readers who are raising eggs learn that “you don’t want roosters because you don’t want chicks.”
The story was inspired by Colton’s own misfit sheep: “We have a sheep named Tillie that has a tail—and sheep aren’t supposed to have tails.”
Ethan’s Egg Business by Ethan Burton Plaza School, Glenn County Teacher: Jennifer Crane
Sebastian the Sheep by Colton Menezes St. Anthony’s School, Merced County Teacher: Andrea Hammar
A neighbor’s amorous rooster, Ronald, has trespassed onto Ethan’s egg farm to get to the hens. Ethan chases him off, but then devises a plan that will keep Ronald happy at his own farm.
Farmer Mr. Clark is unimpressed by Sebastian, the runt of his lambs, so he sells him. The new owner raises Sebastian into a big, beautiful sheep—and Mr. Clark buys him back at an auction.
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Summer 2024
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