The 2015 Winners of The Wishing Shelf Book Awards have just been announced.
Below is a list of the 2015 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.
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
Category 1 Pre-School Picture Books
GOLD
Space Cop Zack, Protector of the Galaxy, Don Winn
SILVER
How It Happened in Hotterly Hollow, Tracey L Coutts, Colleen Holub
Feeding Time at the Zoo, Kevin Price
BRONZE
My Mummy is an Engineer, Kerrine Bryan, Jason Bryan
Do You Dream of Dinosaurs? Sally Alce
The Pirate Train, Nicole Plyler Fisk
Category 2 Books for 6 – 8 Year Olds
GOLD
Do Not Feed the Troll! Ryan Cartwright
SILVER
A Knock at the Door, Helen Yeomans
The Mouse Who Howled at the Moon, Sarah Hindmarsh
BRONZE
The Forever Tree, Hilary Hawkes
Nickerbacher, The Funniest Dragon, Terry John Barto
Horace Burp, Lizard Boy, Chris Tennent
Category 3 Books for 9 – 12 Year Olds
GOLD
Hieroglyph, Wendy Scott
SILVER
Bees in my Bananas, Lots of Fun Poems, Neal Zetter
The Sound Catcher, Graham Garrity
BRONZE
The Amazing Brain of O C Longbotham, Barbara Spencer
The Extraordinary Book of Doors, Anne Nydam
Frankie Dupont and the Lemon Festival Fiasco, Julie Grasso
Category 4 Books for Teenagers
GOLD
Community 17, James Cardona
SILVER
H.A.L.F. The Deep Beneath, Natalie Wright
Alex Finch: Monster Hunter (The Monster Files Book 1), Cate Dean
BRONZE
Escape from B-Movie Hell, M T McGuire
Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor, Matt Pike
Echo Across Time, Book 1 in the Echo Saga, Skye Genaro
Category 5 Books for Adults (fiction)
GOLD
The Piltdown Picasso, Robin Richards
SILVER
The Porter’s Wife, Lisa Brown
Orphans, Assassins and the Existential Eggplant, J.T. Gillett
BRONZE
Three Little Birds, Carol Wyer
Anonymous, Christine Benedict
The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman, Robin Gregory
Category 6 Books for Adults (non-fiction)
GOLD
Inside the Crocodile, The Papua New Guinea Journals, Trish Nicholson
SILVER
Spices and Seasons: Simple, Sustainable Indian Flavors, Rinku Bhattacharya
Woody Allen, Reel to Real, Alex Sheremet
BRONZE
London’s Firefighters, David Pike
Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time, Ellisa Rolle
The Secrets of Islay: A tale of golf, marathons, and single malt, Robert Kroeger
Alisha is shocked when she learns her seizures can send her back through time. With the meddling of Selene, Goddess of the Moon, and Iris, Messenger Goddess, she finds herself transported to ancient Sparta, where Helen is desperately trying to escape
Colorful interactive book for teaching children the ABC's using God’s creation of the animal kingdom and featuring some of His most exotic creature. More importantly the book segues into the very special love God has for children.
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