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
- Short Story - Novelette
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Bronze
Monkey See, Monkey Do. Monkey Can Do It, Can You?
Author: Harriet Cobb
Illustrator: Patrizia Donaera
Gold
The Adventures of Mrs. Crockess and Ivy: No Pockets? No Problem!
Author: Julia Kolouch
Illustrator: Petros Bouloubasis
Bronze
Watching Sarah Rise: a Journey of Thriving with Autism
Author: Jennifer Celeste Briggs
Performed by:
Gold
The Horned Women by Christy Matheson
Silver
Commanding the Cleanest Space Station by Jessica Kaye
Bronze
The King, Lady Killer and the Virgin by Mark Sheehan
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Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
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LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
The Book Witch
A thrilling, fast paced
fantasy book for MGs
Amazon
Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
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Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Law of Attraction Game Book
A playful 28-day guide
to joy, clarity, and ease!!
Amazon
SOUTH KOREA
Where old traditions and
modern change collide.
by John Gonzalez
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Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
50 SECRETS NOBODY TELLS YOU IN
IN HOLLYWOOD Helping actors
avoid pitfalls & find success
Amazon
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
THE COIN
CAN FINDING A COIN
GET YOU KILLED?
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