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.
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Category 1: Pre-school picture books
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:
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)
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REGAINING LIFE’S WINDING TRAIL
The unusual life of
a scientist and poet
www.austinmacauley.com
A BIOGRAPHY OF STORY
The power of stories, a global
history of storytelling
www.bookdepository.com
Unholy Retribution
Someone's decapitating
Muslims to frame a priest
www.georgerhopkins.com
THE REINDEER CAPER
A missing reindeer, a
murdered elf and Santa in jail
www.amazon.co.uk
Kindness, Kale & Kettlebells
A journey to self-awareness
Amazon bestseller Bio Soc Act
amzn.to/2XH93IT
THE BELIEF IN Angels
Two wounded souls find
courage, strength & resilience
www.books2read.com
The Springer Spaniel Mysteries
“For comic canine mystery
lovers!” - Midwest Book Review
www.amazon.com
Blue Falcon Publishing
Children’s publishing
outside the box.
www.bluefalconpublishing.co.uk
Entrada Publishing
Offering beta reading,
editing and editorial reviews.
www.entradapublishing.com
Sometimes Lovin' is Hurtful
A love song on repressed
love. Straight-gay.
www.amazon.com
Billy Blacksmith: Demonslayer
Teenagers vs demonic,
sword-wielding spiders
www.amazon.com
REGAINING LIFE’S WINDING TRAIL
By Dr Henry Disney. An unusual
life of a scientist and a poet
www.austinmacauley.com
THE PELICAN
'Emotional, sensitive and
deeply moving' Amazon
www.mnaidoo.com
LOVE EVERLASTING
Love, friendship, three
generations, a stunning secret
www.chrisbakosauthor.com
PERHAPS YOU WERE BORN FOR JUST
SUCH A TIME AS THIS: For every
teen and all who know a teen
www.carolynhayes.net
Ninja Spy Cats by R.F. Kristi
★★★★★ Love it! Absolutely
adored this book! (AMAZON)
www.amazon.com
The Candy Judge
**** ’Fun, educational...
beautifully illustrated...’
www.amazon.com
Fairy Dust, Bedtime Tale #1.
A Finalist (6-8 yrs)
and Highly Recommended.
www.amazon.com
THE NAMESAKE: Truth is Freedom
When faith turns to violence,
two women are changed forever
www.amazon.co.uk
COUNTERACT
A must-read YA thriller series
about a totalitarian America.
www.amazon.com
Life in the Grand Pause
Child music prodigy is whisked
away into a new life.
www.amazon.com
THE DRY by Rebecca Nolen
This book is a feast
for the senses.
www.amazon.com
THE LEARNING PROJECT
Become fully human.
Welcome your rites of passage.
www.mindstrengthbalance.com
Djabali’s Journey
A kid’s storybook about
courage and friendship.
www.bicadeideias.com
Loads and Loads of Silly Poems
Meet Sir Want A Lot and others
from the imagination series.
www.amazon.co.uk
Dinner on the Doorstep
A beautiful story of hope
and celebration of community.
www.elizabethmarycummings.com
ABSENCE, Whispers and Shadow
’A superbly plotted fantasy.’
An epic paranormal fantasy.
www.amazon.com
London for Immigrant Suckers
The decline and breakup
of Yugoslavia
www.amazon.com
PERHAPS YOU WERE BORN FOR JUST
SUCH A TIME AS THIS: For every
teen and all who know a teen
www.carolynhayes.net