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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Moving Men by Karene Horst
A modern novel, relationships
% the scars they leave behind
Flying Trees Publishing
Playing Soldier
A savagely haunting true
journey of self-discovery.
F. Scott Service
WHINGEY WILLIAMS Term 1
Follow Whingey on her FIRST
adventure on Gower
Amazon
LIKE A HERO
Being a superhero WITHOUT
powers is never easy!
books2read
THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
view of human behaviour
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Out of the Darkness...
A memoir of animal
connections, love, and healing
books2read.com
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
The Boy from the Night Sky
Thrilling fantasy adventure
for all ages.
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
LIKE NO OTHER - Cry.
Laugh.
Think.
www.fontreal.com
Forever Boy
Isaac comes to realize his new
friend harbors dark secrets.
books2read
MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
lulu.com
Me Here Without You Now
A love story AFTER
the love story
Amazon/Apple
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
Look 'N Up Invasion
Celebrate diversity by
imagining a world without it.
looknup.us
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
Crowded platforms Window Seats
One family's adventures
around Europe by train.
Amazon
Mother To Elephants
A Beautiful Tale of
Care and Compassion
Amazon
Down to Earth
A practical guide to using
intuition for smarter living.
Amazon
Rider of the Wind
An exultant celebration
of the magic of music
Amazon
The Shadow Deception
Can a pranking pixie and a
grumpy angel save the world?
Amazon
Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
Amazon
Book Love
YOUNG READERS become
WORLD LEADERS
Lorilyn Roberts
The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon
A HARD SILENCE
Grief, love, and learning to
speak the unspeakable
www.vineleavespress.com
LoveVortex ... Drakor's Curse
A voyage into the unknown -
and a terrible curse.
Amazon
Drop the Fake Smile
How to stop people-
pleasing in relationships
Amazon