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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An orphaned boy wonders if
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Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
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THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Discover how your lifestyle
and emotions affect your dog
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The One Week Writing Workshop
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BELIEVING IN HORSES
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Into the Thicket
Boy finds an injured rabbit
sparks heartfelt journey
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THE FOUNDLING
A foundling rises to
reclaim his stolen birthright
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Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
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A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
Knitting, Friendship, Loss &
Healing in a Children's Story
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The Bride's Trunk
A gripping true story of
Anglo-German reconciliation
Amazon
It Rains in February
A wife's memoir of love,
suicide, grief and loss
Amazon
The Lonely Lighthouse Bogle
A quirky tale celebrating
the magic of friendship.
Amazon
THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
Amazon
THE NIGHT OWL SINGS AND...
Shifting heartbreaks and
delights of our aging years
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The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Finn's Funny Feelings
Helping children to manage
emotions in a healthy way
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AT RECEPTION
Will Sally fall for the charms
of a guest? ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
The Book of Jack
Candid and inspiring story of
coming to terms with suicide.
F. Scott Service
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
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Pippin's Country Adventure
A happy fun educational read
about an adventurous poodle.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
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Bentley Makes a Dump Cake
A delightful, messy adventure
with joy, teamwork, & color
Miki Taylor
TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR
Resistance to tyranny starts
with an act of compassion
by Helena P Schrader
Happisad Memories
Where magic meets grief.
A page-turning novel.
by M.P.B. Clairette
The Madigan Chronicles
Witchy - Spellbinding - Addict
Urban Fantasy
by Marieke Lexmond
The Pathology of Graphology
Two citizens of the lower
depths kill an aging DJ.
by David Milnes
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
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The Boy and the Big White Rock
'...rewarding memoir of coming
of age in the 1960s.' KIRKUS
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