Winners 2025
Below is a list of the 2025 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
- Category 12: Adult/Children's Poetry
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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Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Dinosaur Symphony
A Guide to Dinosaurs
and Classical Music
Amazon
Demons to Champions
A tale of neurodivergent
awakening and triumph.
Amazon
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
B.A. Bellec
2 x Wishing Shelf
Award Recipient
Amazon
WELCOME TO OPINE
Homo Sapiens 2.0: Will genetic
blessing be their undoing?
Amazon
Monty and the Monster
Heartwarming adventure
of an unlikely friendship
Amazon
LADY IN RED
Teen sleuths search for
a missing masterpiece.
Amazon
REVOLUTION
A contemporary
satirical novel
Amazon
CLEAR-CUTS
In 72 hours, a legend, a lore
& 2 brothers will all collide
Amazon
More Future Dreams/Nightmares
Award-winning SF short
stories of AIs and robots.
Donald Firesmith
In the Shadows of Castles
A story of love, hope and
survival in a time of war.
Amazon
Angry Arthur
and The Run Around Trick
Learn to manage big feelings
Amazon
Mirrors & Smoke: A War of 1812
'A smartly plotted, character
novel set in 1800s Canada' WSA
Amazon/Audible
MEMOIR OF A MANGLED MIND
Three minds. One body.
And nobody is safe.
Amazon
A Mixing Colour Adventure
Colour mixing, teamwork &
perseverance for 3 - 7 yr olds
Amazon
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
Top Psychological Thriller
Two couples befriend each
other with tragic consequences
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
“Hatch Chile Willie”
offers children a heartwarming
tale of friendship
Amazon
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
A Tree in Time
A fabilious journey into
the distant past.
gentlpresspublishing.co.uk
The Tree of Life
Come with Lord Robert %
seek out an unknown 5th gospel
Amazon
The Shadow of the Volcano
A thrilling 'time travel'
adventure for 7 - 13 yr olds.
Amazon