Winners 2023
Below is a list of the 2023 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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IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
THE FISH TANK - short stories
NARRATIVES ABOUT LIFE, EXILE,
GHOSTS…AND MURDER.
books2read
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
A SQUEAKY TOY, A LEASH, AND
A PRAYER Mom's Choice Awards
GOLD - for dog loving families
Amazon
Plea to a Frozen God
A desperate trio appeals
to the God of Death.
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
S.O.S. by Sue C Dugan
An exciting, time-travel
adventure for middle graders
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Memoir of Millennial Caregiver
A story of caregiving, loss,
and acceptance of the unknown.
Amazon
Battle for Eklatros
Can Ànifa’s party save
Eklatros from the invasion?
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
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BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
INTO THE BLAZE
A new trilogy where fantasy,
myth, and reality entwine
Amazon