BEST FOR THE END.

Send us your pictures and poems--we'll publish as many as we can. Please send only YOUR OWN WORK. Pictures should be on unlined paper, and poems should be twelve lines or less. Include your name, age, and address, and mail to: "Best for the End," U.S. Kids, P.O. Box 567, Indianapolis, IN 46206

NOTE: All work becomes the property of U*S*Kids, submissions cannot be returned. Because we receive so many drawings and poems, we're not able to print everyone But we do look at all of your submissions, and we'd like to say. "Thank you!"

Graceful Dolphins
Loren Kennedy, 9
North Olmsted, Ohio

Frog Art
Jennifer Burchi, 10
Hanover Park, Illinois

Emily Young, 7
Apple Valley, Minnesota

Imaginary Horse
Nikki Burchi, 8
Hanover Park, Illinois

The King and Queen
Stacie Garcia, 9
Victoria, Texas

Best Day to Ride
Callea Liles, 10
Hernando, Mississippi

Dan Platonov, 5
Commerce, Michigan

The Furious Shark
Nabil Syed, 6
Detroit, Michigan

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