Finalists 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 FINALISTS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children's books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm. The books were marked according to EDITING, THEME, STYLE, COVER and, in the case of many of the children's books, ILLUSTRATIONS.
The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2017.
Jump straight to:
- Category 1: Pre-school picture books
- Category 2: Books for 6 - 8 year olds
- Category 3: Books for 9 - 12 year olds
- Category 4: Books for Teenagers
- Category 5: Books for adults (fiction)
- Category 6: Books for Adults (non-fiction)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Spring Tales (Volume 3)
Author: C F Crawford
Illustrator: L H Crawford
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
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Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Harmony Dances On
Helping children navigate the
journey through grief
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
One step changed his world.
One man changed his heart.
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
TREACHERY!
A WW2 child
evacuee thriller
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
REVOLUTION: A NOVEL
Comical misadventures in
modern Los Angeles
Amazon
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
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Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
LoveVortex ... Drakor's Curse
A voyage into the unknown -
and a terrible curse.
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Your Perfect Freelancer HERE!
Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
THE NIGHT SLAYER
Perfect for PERCY JACKSON fans
'Thrill-a-page, fantasy' TWSA
Amazon
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography
BOOK AWARD WINNER!
Amazon
HENRY
Inspiring WWII Nonfiction
survival account
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Life with psychopathic brother
A quirky philosophical novel
about forgiveness.
linnaspen.com