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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Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Beyond the Brink
Teleportation is just the
beginning...
Amazon
Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
www.cougarproductions.com
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
MISSING
Kidnapped, Emily must find
the mole to survive.
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
THE S.O.U.R.C.E.
Marine Animals, Kids
Miracle Escape, Powerful Messa
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
Love Snaggs
Join Snaggs on a fantastical
journey through time & space.
Amazon
Pumpkin King Saves Christmas
How Santa became jolly with
the help of the Pumpkin King.
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Oh Daddy Chronicles
Laugh at Trump...Then
laugh some more...Repeat.
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
100% SUCCESS MINDSET
Achieve your goals and
improve personal development
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
Eight Billion Reasons
Hello World of 8 Billion -
Defining Issue Of The 21st Cen
Populationinsync.net
Emilie by Ingrid Ramsdale
Gripping historical adventure
brimming with emotion
Ingrid Ramsdale
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Into The Shadows
Journey from naïve university
student to a great spy.
marinemoments.uk
Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon