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Sears "Design the 1988 Wish Book Cover" Contest

This article is about the 1988 "Design the Wish Book Cover" contest presented by Sears, Roebuck and Co in 1988 for all children across America ages four to eleven.

The "Design the 1988 Wish Book" contest was a nation wide challenge for all children ages four to eleven for a chance to have their artwork displayed on the cover of the Christmas Wish Book. The winner of this contest would be the youngest to ever design one of Sears covers and will join the ranks of other Sears cover artists which include the famous Norman Rockwell. Entry forms for the art contest were located inside all of Sears Spring General Catalogs and at all order desks across America. Judging for the contest was in three age groups, four to five; six to eight; and nine to eleven. Over 30,000 children entered the contest, and every state had a winner in each age group for a total of 150 nationally. Three national winners were chosen among the 150 state finalists in each age group and from these three designs the Grande Prize cover design titled "Christmas Wishes", was chosen and is displayed on the cover of the 1988 Sears Wish Book.

Printed throughout the pages of the 1988 Christmas Wish Book are the names and hometowns of all 150 state winners.

The 1988 Wish Book was the 55th annual edition printed since its introduction by Sears in 1933.

Referencses 1988 Sears Wish Book Cover 1988 Sears Wish Book (page 3) Daily News (January 21, 1988 page 1) Kingsport, Tennessee The Harlan Daily Enterprise (February 2, 1988 page 3) Harlan, Kentucky Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Feb 10,1988 page 9) Moscow, Idaho The Newsberry Observer (February 17, 1988 page 13)Newsberry, South Carolina The Lewiston Journal (December 7, 1988) Lewiston-Auborn, Maine

External Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Wishbook http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6DdBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zKgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3676,1557960&dq=sears+wishbook+1988&hl=en http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jHNDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Oq4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1769,1490656&dq=sears+wishbook+1988&hl=en http://www.searsarchives.com/catalogs/history_wishbook.htm