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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THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
Children Who Dance in the Rain
A children's book about
gratitude and self-discovery.
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
into fantasy and adventure.
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
BEHIND THE PICKLE JAR
A fun, relatable,
emotionally powerful read!
Amazon
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Comfort in the Wings
A woman’s inspiring quest for
comfort and joy after grief
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
Sophia and Sinclair Get Lost!
A rabbit and a turtle get
lost in a hay maze!
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
The War Ongoing: Knightfall
Knights embark on adventure
where sci-fi & fantasy collide
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
I’m Going to Have a Sister
For new siblings teaching
patience & understanding
thegreatbritishbookshop
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon