Winners 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 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)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Bronze
Olive the Worrying Wiener: A Short Tale about a Particularly Long Dog
Author: Ally Arena
Illustrator: Rafaela Sukiyama
Bronze
Sticky Icky Vicky: Courage over Fear
Author: Alysia Ssentamu, Michael Ssentamu
Illustrator: Noor Alshalabi
Bronze
Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World
Author: Brad Borkan and David Hirzel
Gold
The Girl Who Looked Beyond the Stars: Sheena Meyer
Author: L. B. Anne
Performed by: Alaura Howery
Silver
Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy
Author: Paula Berinstein
Performed by: Allan Corduner
Silver
My Memory Told Me a Secret
Author: Jeremy C. Bradley-Silverio Donato
Performed by: Matthew Lyon
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Wild Atlantic Way Anthology
Characters along Ireland’s
Majestic Coast
Amazon
RAIN FALLING ON EMBERS
A grieving, fish out of water
teen struggles to survive.
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Changing Tide
A Thrilling First
Contact Novel
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Building The Beast:
The Comic Memoir
of a Crazy Idea!
Amazon
Of Mountains and Seas
A multigenerational urban
fantasy mystery.
Amazon
Prescription for Frozen Heart
Pride & Prejudice meets
Grey's Anatomy - medical rom.
by Jo-Anne Duffett
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
VR,AR &AI in Special Education
Tech transforming special ed:
benefits, risks & apps
Amazon
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
A Trip From God, Book 1
NEW gods NEW religion NEW
prophet NEW order OLD insanity
Amazon
Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
humans dying at the Mesa?
Amazon
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
Amazon
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
Growing up Hadley
A story to shatter your heart
then mend it anew.
danawritesbooks
CHARLES DARWIN...
An entertaining learning
resource for curious kids.
www.alanhesse.com
THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
DANCE STANCE
"Highly recommended! A truly
excellent book" Wishing Shelf
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A Vampire's Tooth Fairy Chase
A vampire with flat teeth
searches for the Tooth Fairy.
Amazon
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The Open Book
A family memoir of adventure,
trauma, & resilience
Amazon
Confidently Mindful
Answers to your most asked
mindfulness questions.
Amazon
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
DRAGONDAH (9 - 12 year olds)
Solving ancient mysteries and
outwitting scheming villains!
Amazon
Ian's Realm Saga
A 7 book adventure fantasy
series for the family.
gardnersart.com
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon