Finalists 2022
Below is a list of the 2022 FINALISTS 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.
The WINNERS will be announced on April 1st, 2023.
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
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Benny the Brave in The First Day Jitters
Author: Julie Anne Penn and Darren Penn
Illustrator: Sergio De Giorgi
The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Magic of Friendship,
Author: Charly Froh
Illustrator: Zuzana Svobodova
Novo, The Space Robot, How to Solve the Mystery of Crying
Author: Charly Froh
Illustrator: Zuzanna Svobodova
Super Kena - A Girl Made Fierce with Hearing Aids
Author: Becky Cymbaluk
Illustrator: Zuzana Svobodova
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 25/35 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.
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JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
FIGHT
Thought-provoking poems encou-
raging us to fight for justice
YouTube
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Music from a Strange Planet
Stories: An intense, inventive
deep-dive into interior worlds
Goodreads
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
SECRETS AND SPIES
A WW2 tale of love, friendship
and wartime conflict, 8-12 yrs
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
Eight Billion Reasons
Hello World of 8 Billion -
Defining Issue Of The 21st Cen
Populationinsync.net
Oscar and Friends...
will help you along, sharing
a world where everyone belongs
mollyarbuthnott
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
Azoria's Blade
They attacked her homeland.
Now, Azoria seeks her revenge.
Amazon
Marlon and the Scary Something
Scaredy cat finds courage,
foils fear, wins friend
Amazon
Tuskie’s Travels
Tuskie teaches his crew to
dissolve upsets in 30 seconds!
www.thekidcode.ca
THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
My Solo Wedding in Santorini
A true story. Honest,
thought-provoking & funny .
blogaboutl
The Accidental Boyfriend
Slightly steamy, fake dating,
celebrity young adult romcom
lorifreeland
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
The Long Road to Namai
Adventures of a daughter of
Earth on a planet of psychics
Amazon
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
Seeking Shelter
Memoir of a Jewish Girlhood
in Wartime Britain
Amazon
JOYFUL LIFE PRESS
Books and workbooks that
entertain, support and inspire
www.joyfullifepress.com
CLEAR-CUTS
Raw, visceral, unflinching...
ties that bind coming unbound
Amazon
Monologues for Teens II
Clean, family-friendly new
scenes for teen actors.
Amazon
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
Destiny Lives on Fairhaven St.
A father's true story to his
sons. Winner of 17 awards.
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon
Love Snaggs
Join Snaggs on a fantastical
journey through time & space.
Amazon
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
Stairwellbooks
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
A Lady Newspaperman’s Dilemma
Alex’s goal: succeed in the
1926 male world of news
Amazon
Children of the Knight
When the children rise,
will the city fall?
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Epistolary
Mandy writes about her
life until tragedy strikes.
Amazon
Fit to Eat
Empower yourself to age
without chronic diseases.
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon