
Finalists 2019
Below is a list of the 2019 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, 2020.
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)
- Red Ribbon Bands
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:

Counting on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Wildlife on Ha Ha Island
Author: Noni - Sandra Jackson Ford
Illustrator: Lori Lay and Freddy Miller Santana

Dash and Victoria Find True Love: Pet and Historical Figures Book 2
Author: Vicki Tashman
Illustrator: Wendy All

Undertakers, Harlots, and Other Odd Bodies: A Novel Inspired by Real Events and Smothered in Blarney
Author: Mege Gardner

Abundant Kids Rock! Creating An Awesome Life Using Positive Thinking
Author: Traci L Clayton PhD, Nathan Clayton, Justin Clayton

Feasible Living - Dealing with Ecological Anxiety While Adapting to Our Changing World
Author: Ken Kroes

Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the China Before and After
Author: Anna Wang

ParentShift: Ten Universal Truths That Will Change the Way You Raise Your Kids
Author: Wendy Thomas Russell
A Red Ribbon is awarded to a book that did NOT get over 30/40 to be a finalist, but was still very much enjoyed by the readers.

Red Ribbon
Social Media For A New Age: A Digital Self-Care Guide: Book 2: The next phase: 2020 and beyond
Author: Katie Brockhurst
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The Stress Book
STRESS MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION
BOOK, WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS
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❜Twas the Day of Christmas
Join Marco, Pet Pom Dog
and Santa for the Holidays
Amazon
Me and My Shadow
Honest reflection how cancer
took a boy to death’s door.
Amazon
The Last Professional
A hobo, a wanderer, a madman-
their lives are on the line!
www.eddavisbooks.com
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
The Collective Consciousness
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A fast-paced, historical novel
set during the run up to WW2
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
Girl & the Lock on Her Heart
An empowering book to
ignite everyone’s self love.
Amazon
Lead the Competition
Read 100 Livestreaming &
Digital Media Predictions.
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
Jack's 1st Birthday Adventure
Journey to Jingle Jangle:
A fun story with activities!
Amazon
Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Love in the Cupboard
A sweet, clean Catholic Priest
seeks a wife rom-com
Amazon
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
A Voice from Heaven
Astounding secrets of life,
death, love and spirituality
wingsofpeacepress.com
Dislodged
“An LGBTQ+ thriller and a
tale for the working class…â€
Amazon
Soar: A Soul's Quest
A young eagle on a quest of
self-discovery & enlightenment
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
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DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
bookshop.org
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Steve's 2 other personalities
wreak havoc all around him
Amazon
Crossing Borders
American memoir on prospects
for peace in Palestine/Israel
christabruhn.com
Rooted and Remembered
An orphaned boy wonders if
home is a place or a feeling.
Goodreads
Irish Famine Novel
My novel Hungry Trails
celebrates family resilience
Amazon
The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
Barnes and Noble
SOUTH KOREA
A nuanced & engaging analysis
of Korea's rise to prominence.
Amazon
Selfish Shellfish & Sick Sea
An environmental gem for the
age. Get your copy at:
theprolificword.com
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Woster
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
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Momma Llama World
Free coloring sheets,
animated stories & more.
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THE SOCIETY
A NATION is on the brink...
Only 1 woman can stop it
Amazon
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
SKY ICE
Demon hunters. Slow-burn
romance. Hidden world.
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Harvey's Hutch
A man, nearly seventy,
looks back on his life.
Amazon
ARNI'S ADVENTURES
8 charming, silly, comic
stories to laugh at & enjoy.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
The Lost Heir Book 1 and 2
Mash Princess Bride
+ dash of GOT
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
Church of the Assassin
A brutal purge. A reason
to live. A reason to kill.
Amazon
DON'T DOUBT THE RAINBOW series
Crime-busting teen
detective adventures!
www.crownhouse.co.uk
What Is the Shape of My Egg?
Introducing children to shape.
"An excellent STEM resource!"
Amazon
The Gift of Knowing You
Discover all of who you are &
the power of your story.
Amazon
A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams
13 creepy award-winning
stories for a cold, dark night
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
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Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon