Winners 2023
Below is a list of the 2023 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:
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THE IMPROBABLE WONDERS OF
MOOJIE LITTLEMAN "Visionary,
magical, rich" -MC WEEKLY
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam …his humanity."
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
The Fungus Among Us
Encourage children to explore
and connect to nature
Amazon
Sam & Me & the Hard Pear Tree
A personal account of
a mother’s ultimate loss
Amazon
The Last Spiritwalker
Blood, magic, myths &
a badass female lead
Amazon
BROKEN
A victim to survivor love
story with a twist.
Amazon
THE PORTAL KEEPER
Enter a world of Fantastic
Creatures and Magic!
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THE PEBBLE CHAMPION
A stirring tale
of sadness and self-discovery.
Amazon
“Later,†Said Gator
Encourage kids to clean up
in a positive, fun way!
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
False Neutral
A story of choices made & not
made, & the collision of paths
Amazon
No Death in Finding Nemo
Stories of mundane lives which
change in surprising ways
www.jeffreyfeingold.com
A Rage To Live
A true boys' coming of age
story set during the Holocaust
Amazon
Tatiana and the Russian Wolves
A Russian émigré reconciles
tragic family secrets
www.stephenevansjordan.com
Esme and Griswald
A WITCH in search of a
POTION to save her PRINCE
Amazon
100% SUCCESS MINDSET
Achieve your goals and
improve personal development
Amazon
Churchill’s Secret Army
WW2 courage and sacrifice
in the undercover SOE
www.cloudshillpress.com
The Toad from Outer Space
A cautionary tale about a
toad-ily historic space flight
www.childrensfunnybooks.co.uk
The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior
"This happened in 1944 but
honored 80 years later!"
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
The Ghosts of Nothing
The town of Nothing is haunted
...and fairies are to blame.
Amazon
The Eye of Nineveh (thriller)
They found a gem powered by
the gods. Now, it´s vanished.
Amazon
Nemesis Rising
"Survival comes with a cost
for Sam … his humanity."
Amazon
LOOK AWAY NO MORE
A story rich in history & love
at a Georgia college in 1970.
Amazon
THE BOOK
Earth will be fine, humanity
is on track for annihilation!
Amazon
Adventures of Wizard Aquarius
A clever young wizard searches
for his missing grandfather
Amazon