Winners 2016
Below is a list of the 2016 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.
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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)
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Silver
Zak and Jen's Astronomical Adventures: The Petal Planet
Author: Natalie Page, (Illustrator, Chris Rivers Nuttall)
Illustrator:
Bronze
A Fish in Foreign Waters, A Book for Bilingual Children
Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham and Pamela Goodman
Illustrator:
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JUST RIVER
Hilarious and grave.
A story of resilience.
Amazon
In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon
Sibby's Secret
Heart-stopping adventure
for our detective Buccaneers
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
books2read
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
Amazon
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF ANSWERS
"Crazy family. Endless cold
case. Then there's a clue!"
Amazon
Just Janey's Way
Janey wants EVERYTHING her way
Is Janey a STUBBORN BULLY?
Amazon
EVERKNIGHT
A Heroic Journey of
Uncompromising Honor
Amazon
SeaMouse Builds a Boat
Mouse must find EVERYTHING he
needs to BUILD his boat.
Amazon
IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE FABULOUS
A guide to finding self-love
and achieving your destiny💙
Amazon
Jemma and the Raven
A luminous adventure in
this epic YA fantasy debut
Amazon
MATTER PRESS
Compressed fiction
with a bang
Matter Press
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
THE WAY OF WATER
Brilliant YA Fantasy with
Magic, Mystery & Romance
Amazon
MaryLou
"An engaging, well-crafted
family drama" TWSA
Amazon
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
A Misfortunate Misfit
Incredible true story of a
man saving his own life
Amazon
Of the Noble and Great Ones
Real fiction about an autistic
teen who figures out life
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
You're Gone
Meet Arthur: Widower, Son,
Brother, Friend, Murderer.
Amazon
Marvelous Mood-Mending Meadow
Picture Book About Gratitude &
Dealing with Kids Emotions
Amazon
Ruby the Emotional Stingray
Handling emotions for kids.
BEDTIME STORY
Amazon
PICTURE THE ALPHABET
Find over 150 objects, learn
letters & build vocabulary.
Amazon