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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DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
Amazon
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
THREE DETAIL STORIES audiobks
Where storytime is an
adventure designed by kids
threedetailaudiobooks
One Year, One Night, 2nd Ed.
A beautiful story set in an
English village during WWII.
Amazon
MUMMY TRUMPS
A rhyming flatulent book that
is fun for all of the family.
Amazon
Butterfly with a Broken Wing
Children's mental health story
It's ok NOT to be ok
Amazon
Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
Amazon
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
Social Media & Mental Health
‘’Empower your child to be
safe in the digital world’’
Amazon
Writing in a Nutshell
Writing Workshops to
Improve Your Craft
Amazon
Captain Polo Saving the Planet
"Eco-adventure comics
for middle graders"
www.alanhesse.com
CHARCOAL BOY
Tudor London, boy, entangled
in politics, wins through
Amazon
The Last Lumenian
Most princesses need saving.
This one saves you.
Amazon
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
The Gemini Connection
An intriguing thriller that
will keep you hooked.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
The Woodsman
A 5* serial killer thriller
on Kindle and Unlimited
Amazon
BUILDING THE BEAST
Building a home-on-wheels
with zero blueprint.
Amazon
Samurai's Gift Among Forest
A grieving child's journey
to healing her spirit.
books2read
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
A butterfly’s quest to
find the largest number
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
The Girl Who Looked Beyond...
13 yrs old. How can she have
a destiny to save the world?
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
Then We'll Say Goodnight
How would you get your
unruly puppies back to bed?
Amazon