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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Rainbow Bridge
Ever wondered where your
dog ends up after this life?
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Aunty Jane Knits Up A Storm
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Healing in a Children's Story
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Terracolina-A Place to Belong
A fantasy to delight middle-
graders and nature lovers.
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More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
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Moonshine Mesa
Why are bees, crows &
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Escape From Peconic Bay
A novel of love, impending
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Arni's Adventures
Pet dinosaur, bear, cat story
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THE GREAT MOSQUITO HUNT
Hunting the world for
the causes of disease
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THEY'RE ALL BARKING
Springer Spaniel's eye-opening
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THE DARKWOLF SAGA (YA)
Embark on a harrowing journey
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Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
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Around the Globe
The Adventures of Squishy
and Boo, Book 3
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DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
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THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
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Guiding Kids Through Anger
Parenting chaos
meets humor therapy
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Naked in the Now
What if presence felt like
being seduced by life?
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THE PHILOSOPHER & THE ASSASSIN
campus novel, moral
philosophy, and murder mystery
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Chronicles of MatiLou/PerryAnn
Through it all the girls work
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