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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Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
THE S.O.U.R.C.E.
Marine Animals, Kids
Miracle Escape, Powerful Messa
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
What You Cannot See
A woman trying to navigate
and understand her life
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Chains of Prophecy
A man finds he is the chosen
sorcerer of Heaven.
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
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"Love, fighting, mystery and
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books2read.com
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon