
Finalists 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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, 2020.
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:

Counting on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Wildlife on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2
Author: Vicki Tashman
Illustrator: Wendy All

Undertakers, Harlots, and Other Odd Bodies: A Novel Inspired by Real Events and Smothered in Blarney
Author: Mege Gardner

Abundant Kids Rock! Creating An Awesome Life Using Positive Thinking
Author: Traci L Clayton PhD, Nathan Clayton, Justin Clayton

Feasible Living - Dealing with Ecological Anxiety While Adapting to Our Changing World
Author: Ken Kroes

Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang

ParentShift: Ten Universal Truths That Will Change the Way You Raise Your Kids
Author: Wendy Thomas Russell
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.

Red Ribbon
Social Media For A New Age: A Digital Self-Care Guide: Book 2: The next phase: 2020 and beyond
Author: Katie Brockhurst
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