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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Gigglet Goes to School
Get your giggle on with
Gigglet. Perfect for 0 - 6 yrs
AMB Kids Books
Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
Amazon
Sprout's Surprise!
A humorous story with
a gentle ecofriendly message
Amazon
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Find easy to understand
answers, top tips & more.
oldmatemedia
The Shadow and the Scream
Stranger Things meets
Alice in Wonderland.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Adventure: 9- to 12-year-olds:
twists & suspense!
by P G H Hannaford
My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
THE SAD PRINCESS
Refinding joy with our
children is not a fairy tale
Amazon
GOING UNDER THE RADAR
Honest, insightful, battling
autism/mental health - TWSA
Amazon
ELLA'S WAR
Heart-stopping, spirit-lifting
award-winning historical novel
vineleavespress
Secrets of a Social Butterfly
How I unstuck my life
and you can too.
Lynn Bruines
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
BELIEVING IN HORSES
Ride away with the
Believing in Horses books!
Amazon
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
A tribute artist scales
the Great Wall of China.
by David Milnes
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
HABITAT MAN
Midlife crisis meets eco-
fiction in heartwarming romcom
Amazon
SIN EATER
A girl with the power to
erase ANY bad memory!
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon