Winners 2011
Below is a list of the 2011 WINNERS 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.
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- 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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Gold
I Fought Them All, The life and ring battles of Prize-fighting legend Tom Sharkey
Author: Greg Lewis & Moira Sharkey
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SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Millie’s Magic
The little mouse
with a big heart.
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
expandjoy
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
The Word Gobblers
A handbook for parents with
children struggling to read
by Catherine Matthias
MILLIE'S RAINBOW
Beautiful picture book.
Kindness and rainbows.
by Hilary Hawkes
IF I COULD REMEMBER
A tender, unflinching memoir
on Alzheimer's caregiving
by Donna Costa
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
NEW TRAILS
A queer portal fantasy of
magic, courage, and home
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