Finalists 2023
Below is a list of the 2023 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, 2024.
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- 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:
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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The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Digging Deep by Dexter Hutt
She can cope with murder -
but what about betrayal?
Amazon
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VINE LEAVES PRESS
Tuskie’s Travels
Tuskie teaches his crew to
dissolve upsets in 30 seconds!
www.thekidcode.ca
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
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Illustrators, Writers, Blurbs,
Editors, Layout Designs
Metaworx
Defense of the Commonwealth
The first hero of the
Inter-Planetary Commonwealth
Amazon
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
Love in Another Time
Is love stronger than the
secret of two women?
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
Master of Music - Marla Himeda
Book 1 of a unique,
inspirational fantasy series!
Amazon
My Therapy Assistant
Self-Care Journal
& Mood Tracker
YouTube
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
Hanna’s Ascent
A lyrical story of transgender
history and triumph
www.bedazzledink.com
Sneaky Snobby by Jennifer Kvam
LOOK OUT! Making trouble is
Sneaky Snobby´s hobby!
Amazon
Rainbow Cat and Mouse
How a hungry cat and a feisty
mouse become best friends
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
The Great Billy Butlin Race
First and only footrace from
John O’Groats to Land’s End
Stairwellbooks
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Tales of Witches and Wyverns
Join Enid’s quest to save
friends from a fae queen
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
MORATURI LOST
Ship lost in Andromeda:
The vet is now Captain!
Amazon
Soulful Holidays
A story celebrating the joys
of Christmas and Kwanzaa
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
Anna and the Adders
A rhyming counting book
to get little ones learning
Amazon
A Bloody Hot Summer
Bloody murders occur in 1920s
England during a heatwave
Amazon
Great Inventor of the Stars
A Master in Training fixes a
broken sky by adding stars
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
HEALER'S BLADE
Can a young woman change
the fate of England?
StoryOrigin
The Wolf's Tooth
A boy in a forest. Alone,
but for a wolf pack.
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing
Inspirational Mindset Journey
This book, therapy by power of
fiction, can alter your life.
Amazon
Somewhere in Yorkshire
A humorous, award-winning,
children’s adventure.
Amazon
The Power of...
kindness, gratitude,
empathy & positivity
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Billy the Badger is Sad!
Can two hedgehogs cheer
up their badger friend?
Amazon
In Other Words, Poetic Journey
Explore life through the eyes
of a tireless wanderer
Amazon
PARIS BLUE, first love memoir
Classical music and first love
in the magical city of Paris
www.mybook.to
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
Secrets of The Sealed Forest
Magic awakens in this
modern fantasy adventure.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
THE MAGIC OF KINDNESS
Join the adventure with
the cat witches here:
Amazon
Be Happy to Be You, Diane Hull
Baby bird must find a way of
being happy with who he is
Amazon
The Silence of Children
An accidental vigilante with
no superhero skills
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
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon