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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The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
PWF for Women 40+
Paranormal Women's Fiction -
NEW SERIES!
books2read.com
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Into the BeanStalk
Corrupt megacity, broken world
A girl hiding from her past
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
The Pond of Reflection
A Fantasy Adventure - Teamwork
Friendship & Self-Discovery
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
books2read
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon