Winners 2017
Below is a list of the 2017 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:

Silver
Herakles: Book 5- Early Myths: Kids Books on Greek Myth
Author: Dr. Simon Spence and Colm Lawton

Gold
Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
Author: Katrina Shawver

Bronze
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships
Author: Michael S Sorensen
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LEGACY
A character-driven sci-fi/
fantasy with a twisting plot.
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
for the young reader.
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THE ART IN MY PALM
Queer coming-of-age tale
set in Cyprus & Australia.
by Luke Icarus Simon
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ONE FOOL'S GOLD
Is that nugget you seek gold,
or only fool's gold?
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
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Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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THE JEWEL OF WENZLO
An epic conflict
between rodent kings
Amazon
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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From Patriarchy to Paradise
The script is flipped:
Women steer back to garden.
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Smurgle The Windy Dragon
By Jane Clack, ill. by Lucy
Nicholson. A FUN PICTURE BOOK!
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
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Don't Look Too Tasty
Hungry aliens, missing
friends. Who can you trust?
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
The Devil has Spoken
2020: The Devil has created a
virus that won't discriminate
Everand
Lucy Wants To go To School
Perfect for apprehensive
children starting school
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
THE TIFFIN
Lost tiffin. Note gone astray.
A boy's search for family.
Amazon
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FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
THOSE DARN STRIPES
A genuine read opening the
doors on love, life, & meaning
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The Other Lotus Girl
He was buying tea.
She was running for her life.
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Wartime Secrets, Family Lies
London to life in Washington
in a family of secrets
Amazon
Popina & Slumberina
Join in a Magical Journey of
Growth and Self Discovery
Amazon
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
to save Mother Earth.
Amazon
There's a Duck in the House
TWSA FINALIST 2023
Large Format with Large Text
Amazon
Sammie and Pumpkin
An adopted dog learns
how to make new friends.
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