Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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:
Silver
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:
Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
KatieMcCabeSeries.com
I FEEL YOUR STARE
An Autobiography by Cheryl
Gillespie - Book Award Winner!
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
My Year at the Good Bean Café
Weird and inexplicable events
and their effect on our lives
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Plague of Flies
A young Latina fights to save
her people and land.
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
Tuskie’s Travels
Tuskie teaches his crew to
dissolve upsets in 30 seconds!
www.thekidcode.ca
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand