Winners 2011
Below is a list of the 2011 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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Gold
I Fought Them All, The life and ring battles of Prize-fighting legend Tom Sharkey
Author: Greg Lewis & Moira Sharkey
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Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
101 Ways to Wow! Our World
Insights, ideas, & actions
to encourage & empower
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows, & humans
dying at Moonshine Mesa?
Amazon
Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
war, and espionage.
books2read
DOWN TO EARTH
Master the art of combining
logic with intuition
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Marco & Me
Stories & photos of the
adventures of a real dog
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
SOUL WALK
Unexpected Gifts of Grief and
Connection to Those in Spirit
Amazon
The Pivotal Pastor
A pastor and famous
architect transform a parish
Amazon
Starr of the Show
SEL shows a new squad how to
shine. MG Reader/School Issues
shinyfriendssupersquad.com
Look 'N Up Invasion
A clever mix of fantasy,
family drama & cultural debate
Goodreads
Day & Night
A behind the scenes tour
and evening immersion!
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Fresh captivating look at the
Christmas Story told by Mary
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Gollogans of Carrickgollogan
An exciting woodland
adventure story for 7-9s
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
Literary Historical Fiction
Karma and horses drive one
family through 2500 Years.
Amazon
Clifftop Farm in Wartime
A story of WW2
evacuated children
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
From The Back of a Donkey
Multi-award winning. A
captivating look at Christmas.
by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
Arctic Dinosaurs
Her first Arctic year -
middle grade - free activities
Fathom Publishing