We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Book Creator comic competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Comic book legend Kevin Eastman assessed each of the 10 shortlisted finalists, and he\u2019s made a decision on the top three.<\/p>\n
See the 10 finalists<\/a><\/p>\n It was a very close thing, but here are the winning three. Well done!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nandini Tyagi, age 8 from India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Congratulations Nandini!<\/strong><\/p>\n Considering Nandini\u2019s age \u2013 the overall story and artwork makes this the winner.<\/p>\n Nandini wins our first prize of an iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil (Nandini chose the gold, 12.9 inch version). Plus Kevin Eastman has promised to send her a signed drawing<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I am so happy and excited that I won! I screamed with joy and jumped to hug my mom when ma\u2019am broke the news. My entire family celebrated my success!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I am speechless! Words cannot describe the joy I felt upon reading the email that announced the winner. Nandini is a sincere, hardworking and creative child. She deserves the prize.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n We promised to publish the top 3 winners to the Apple iBooks Store.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s encourage Nandini by downloading the book and leaving lots of nice comments!<\/p>\n By Nandini Tyagi<\/p>\n Leah Ray, age 11 from Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Leah wins an iPad Mini 4 (she chose the gold one).<\/p>\n Overall, it was definitely hard work but in the end something great happened and I had a blast making it!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This has been an exciting adventure for all of us at St. Mary\u2019s School. Leah embraced this opportunity to explore her writing and artistic talents in a fun and creative way.<\/p>\n She has inspired the students and teachers around her with her perseverance and impressive accomplishment. Book Creator is a personal and school favourite when it comes to apps. I can\u2019t wait to see where Leah and our other artists and authors take their writing creations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n By Leah Ray<\/p>\n Kieran Parker-Rumbolt, age 11 from Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Kieran also wins an iPad Mini 4 (and he also chose the gold one!).<\/p>\n I am really happy and excited to have been given this opportunity. I am proud of myself for getting so far in the competition and I had a lot of fun writing the book and getting to share it with lots of people.<\/p>\n I\u2019m thinking about writing a second book and am excited about Cat Man\u2019s next adventure. Thank you so much for choosing me to get this far and I\u2019m glad you enjoyed my story. Have a good day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The fact that one of my students were chosen by Kevin Eastman as one of the top three finalists of the Book Creator comic book competition is a very proud moment in my teaching career. I am so proud of Kieran and his ability to express his imagination through media.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n And our special thanks to Kevin Eastman for taking time out to judge the competition. Here\u2019s hoping you\u2019re inspired to be the next Kevin Eastman!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n#1 Nanoo Pea Pie and the Coupots<\/h2>\n
Here are Kevin Eastman\u2019s comments:<\/h4>\n
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Plot and idea:<\/strong> Clever name, funny story with a good message.<\/li>\n![\"Josephine](\"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Josephine-and-Nandini-300x300.jpg\")
Nandini said:<\/h4>\n\n
Her teacher, Jospehine Kulandairaj<\/a>, said:<\/h4>\n
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Download the comic from the iBooks Store<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNanoo Pea Pie and the Coupots<\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n#2 Girls Don\u2019t Play Basketball<\/h2>\n
Of Leahs\u2019 book, Kevin said:<\/h4>\n
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Use of language: <\/strong>Solid, supports the story, not over or under-written.<\/li>\nLeah said:<\/h4>\n
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Coming up with the topic, writing the storyline, drawing the pictures-it wasn\u2019t easy! But Book Creator made it so much easier.<\/p>\nLeah\u2019s teacher is Jan Dance<\/a>. She said:<\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nGirls Don\u2019t Play Basketball<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n#3 Cat Man<\/h2>\n
Kevin Eastman\u2019s notes:<\/h4>\n
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Artwork and image: <\/strong>Mostly all photos with some great effects. Some of the cat images were hard to follow. Cover could have been stronger, to match the rest of the comic.<\/li>\nKieran said:<\/h4>\n
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His teacher, Daphne Amster<\/a>, said:<\/h4>\n
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We have been using Book Creator in the classroom for 3 years now. The comic book option in Book Creator transformed all my students into mini Stan Lees and Kevin Eastmans!<\/p>\n
\nThank you!<\/h3>\n
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Our thanks again to everyone who took part \u2013 we loved seeing all the comics you made and it\u2019s great to think that Book Creator is enabling kids to get creative in different ways.<\/p>\n