Winners 2024
Below is a list of the 2024 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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Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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POLO IN BRAZIL (BOOK 5)
A fast-paced MG graphic
novel exploring climate action
The Adventures of Captain Polo
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
FIELDS OF PROSPERIS
"Bingeable space opera, best
complex villains"-ARK Watson
Amazon
TEMPEST AND THE BRIGHTON
TREASURE - A middle-grade
adventure children will love!
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
SECRET SKY
Everybody wishes they could
fly - until it happens
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Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
BOBBIN AND THE MAGIC THIEF
A broken rule. A stolen
friend. A faerie rescue.
books2read
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Discover how your lifestyle
and emotions affect your dog
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
If Roses Were Blue
Inspiring, heart-warming
adventure for ages 8 & up
Amazon
LIVING AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD Swap Wi-Fi for Wildlife
Shetland Adventure 9-12
WINTER, Book 1
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Amazon
THE TRALL SERIES
Middle-grade portal
fantasies set in Australia.
by Gayle Torrens
CAME A GENTLE WHISPER
A bittersweet, richly
layered historical romance.
by Rebecca A. Cathey
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
DAUGHTER OF SPIES
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
A FINALIST in TWSA
Amazon