Winners 2025
Below is a list of the 2025 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
- Category 12: Adult/Children's Poetry
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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Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon