Winners 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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
Herakles: Book 5- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth
Author: Dr. Simon Spence and Colm Lawton
Gold
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver
Bronze
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
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The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
books2read.com
Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
BURT, THE AIRPORT CAT
Follow Burt, the black cat,
on a fun family adventure
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
Ashok
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
A First Book of Microbiology
A fun learning journey
down the microscope lens.
Amazon
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
The Great Migration
Survive valley. Stop outbreak.
Or watch the kingdom burn.
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon