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Submit your favorite scene from a Humphrey series book, and you could win:

OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE Humphrey Series Illustration Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO WIN.

Open to full-time matriculated students in grades 2-5, who are attending schools located in the Continental United States.

HOW TO ENTER

1. To enter the Humphrey Series Illustration Contest ("Contest"), submit a drawing of your favorite Humphrey scene from any of the Humphrey books by Betty G. Birney. Drawings must be on an 8-1/2in. x 11in. sheet of paper, using any medium you choose. Entries must be mailed to the Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing Department, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, ATTN: Humphrey Series Illustration Contest. Limit one entry per person.
2. Entries may only be submitted through a school that is located in the Continental United States and agrees to host an author visit before the end of the 2007-2008 school year (pending author and school's availability). Each entry must include the contestant's full name, age, name of submitting teacher or school librarian, school name, school address and school phone number or email. To be eligible, all entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2008 and received by March 31, 2008. Submissions by fax, e-mail, disc or any other electronic means will not be considered.
3. Entries will not be returned. By entering the Contest, contestants and their teachers/librarians agree to abide by these Rules, and represent and warrant that the entries are their original works, do not violate or infringe the rights of any third party, and grant to Penguin Young Readers Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ("Sponsor") the right to edit, publish, copy, display, and otherwise use their entries for purposes of this Contest or promotion without further permission, notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law. Entries must be suitable for publication (i.e., not obscene, offensive or indecent). Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entry containing racial or ethnic slurs, explicit language or sexual content or otherwise offensive or illegal material.
4. Entries are void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete, or damaged. No responsibility is assumed for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage due or misdirected mail entries. Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries or affiliated companies are not responsible for technical malfunctions of any kind which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, Sponsor shall have the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.

1. On or about April 7, 2008, all eligible entries received will be judged by author Betty Birney. Entries will be judged based upon content, creativity and originality, with equal weight being given to each criterion. The decisions of the judge and Sponsor with respect to the selection of the winner and in regard to all matters relating to this Contest shall be final.
2. Winner will be notified via telephone or mail through their submitting teacher or librarian.

1. The Grand Prize winning classroom will receive:
   
   • A $50.00 gift certificate to be used toward the purchase of a pet hamster for the class or pet supplies
   • One set of four Humphrey hardcover books for the teacher, signed by author Betty Birney (ARV=$60.00)
   • One paperback Humphrey book for each student in the winner's class (30 books maximum) (ARV = $180.00)
   • A school visit from author Betty Birney (ARV = $2,000.00)
2. Two First Place winning classrooms will each receive:
   
   • One set of four Humphrey hardcover books for the teacher, signed by the author Betty Birney (ARV=$60.00)
   • One paperback Humphrey book for each student in the winner's class (30 books maximum) (ARV=$180.00)
3. In the event that there is an insufficient number of qualified entries or if the judge determines in her absolute discretion that no or too few entries meet the quality standards established to award the prizes, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prizes.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Open to full-time matriculated students in grades 2-5, who are attending schools located in the Continental United States that are willing to host a visit from Betty Birney. Author visit must be completed before the 2007-2008 school year and is subject to author's and school's availability. Void where prohibited by law. All state and local restrictions apply.
2. Employees and their immediate family members living in the same household, of Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, authors whose books are promoted hereby or the agencies of any of these are not eligible for this Contest.

GENERAL

1. No cash substitution, transfer or assignment of prizes allowed. In the event of the unavailability of a prize or prizes, Sponsor may substitute a prize or prizes of equal or greater value.
2. All expenses, including taxes (if any), on receipt and use of prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
3. Winner and/or their parent or legal guardian may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release. The affidavit must be returned within fourteen (14) days of notification or another winner will be selected.
4. By accepting a prize the winner grants to Sponsor the right to edit, publish, copy, display and otherwise use his or her entry in connection with this Contest, and to further use his or her names, likenesses, and biographical information in advertising and promotional materials without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law.
5. By participating in the Contest and/or accepting the prize, contestants release Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, authors whose books are promoted hereby or the agencies of any of them, from any liability, injury, damages, cost or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or connected to participation in this Contest or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prizes.
6. Any dispute arising from this Contest will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law principles, and the entrants' consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

For a printed copy of the winners' list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by October 7, 2008 to: Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing Department, a division of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, ATTN: The Humphrey Series Illustration Contest.

Penguin Young Readers Group Marketing Department
375 Hudson Street
New York, New York 10014