Winners 2012
Below is a list of the 2012 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.
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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Sea Change by Nick Bamford
'A gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea'
nickbamford.com
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
Meet Momma Llama
Children of the Realm
Girl finds mythical origins
in YA urban fantasy
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
The Mystery of the Lost Avenge
Multilevel story/ghost/romance
forensics/WWII/espionage
Linda Maria Frank
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
THE UNBROKEN
Love and adventure in
the strange worlds of mind.
Nigel Peace
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon