Winners 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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Hidden Heroes of our Community
A memoir that celebrates the
value of community nursing.
Amazon
The Cat with the Crooked Tail
A Dance-It-Out Creative Story
for Young Movers
Amazon
The Demonic Virtue
The tale of all tales.
The journey of Atopher.
Amazon
BLINK
A driver narrowly avoids
hitting a strange man…
www.amazon.co.uk
How Dare the Birds Sing
Secrets, love, hatred and
unthinkable quirks of fate.
www.amazon.com
A Faulty Eviction
Eccentric tenants band
together to fight an eviction.
Amazon
Let Me Tell You Something
Human relationships
hilariously explored
Amazon
The Strange Woman
Witch trials, feminism,
farming and wildflowers.
www.sheepshedpress.com
Captivity (Faction War #1)
"A superb work of
graphic dystopian fiction.”
books2read.com
To Bury the Cloud
A journey where physical and
emotional roads intertwine
Amazon
Hettie The Talking Yeti
Action packed picture book
with hilarious twist ending
Amazon
As the Daisies Bloom
A loving exploration of
generosity, peace and hope
Amazon
Rising Up
Equilibrium meets Divergent.
Series about a teen empath.
Amazon
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The Whimple Inn
Clean children’s book about
shapeshifters! Ages (9-14)
Amazon
Broken Twigs
A fantasy story brimming
with chaos and danger!
Amazon
The Tap-Dancing Pigeon
An inspiring adventure
for 3 to 8 year olds.
www.amazon.com
Fraud at Snowfields
Join Will at the White
Christmas Organisation!
www.amazon.co.uk
Take Care of Yourself!
Education for prevention of
all forms of child abuse
Amazon
The Sands of Marrakech
Paranormal mystery set in
Morocco by M.A. Moore
Amazon
The Edible Machine Gun
Sound of a nuclear explosion
or the clink of coffee cups?
Amazon
IMAGINE THAT
WINNER/GOLD MEDAL
Children's Books Ages 6-8
www.amazon.com
Introvert’s Career Guide
Landing a Job to Surviving,
Thriving and Moving on Up
www.janefinkle.com
THE ILLUSTRATED HEN
'Imaginative, often surreal...
written with flamboyance.' WSA
www.amazon.com
PAPA & PAWS
Cute doggie illustrations
& heartwarming stories
www.papaandpaws.com
Mighty Mary
Incredible story of Mary,
the elephant hanged for murder
www.amazon.com
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT
YOU WILL BE? An inspiring
gift for any hopeful youngster
Amazon