COOL Award facts for kids
The COOL Awards are super special awards for books that kids in Canberra, Australia, get to choose! It's like a big reading party where students vote for their favorite books. After all the votes are counted, the awards are given out to the winning authors and illustrators.
The name COOL is actually a clever shortcut! It stands for Canberra’s Own Outstanding List.
The ACT Public Library helps organize these awards every year. A group of people from different schools and libraries work together to make sure everything runs smoothly. The very first COOL Award was given out way back in 1991.
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Award categories and descriptions
The COOL Awards have four main groups, so there's something for every reader:
- Picture Book Award: This is for amazing picture books that are perfect for younger readers.
- Fiction for Younger Readers Award: This category is for chapter books that kids who are just starting to read longer stories will love.
- Fiction for Older Readers Award: This award is for exciting novels that older primary school kids and early high schoolers enjoy.
- Fiction for Years 7–9 Award: This category started in 2007 and is specifically for books that students in high school (Years 7 to 9) find awesome.
List of COOL Award winners
Lots of fantastic books and authors have won COOL Awards over the years. Here are some of the winners from each category:
Picture Book Award
| Year | Author | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jeannie Baker | Window | Winner |
| 1994 | Mem Fox | Possum Magic | Winner |
| 1995 | Margaret Wild | Toby | Winner |
| 1996 | Jessica Carroll | Billy the Punk | Winner |
| 1997 | Jessica Carroll | Billy the Punk | Winner |
| 1998 | Margaret Wild | The Midnight Gang | Winner |
| 1999 | Rod Clement | Grandad’s Teeth | Winner |
| 2000 | David Legge | Bamboozled | Winner |
| 2003 | Jackie French | Diary of a Wombat | Winner |
| 2004 | Pamela Allen | Mr McGee and the Biting Flea | Winner |
| 2005 | Stephen Michael King | Mutt Dog! | Winner |
| 2006 | Matt Dray | Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear | Winner |
| 2007 | Deborah Niland | Annie's Chair | Winner |
| 2008 | Mem Fox, illus by Judy Horacek | Where is the Green Sheep? | Winner |
| 2009 | Graeme Base | Jungle Drums | Winner |
| 2010 | Colin Thompson | Fearless | Winner |
| 2011 | Leigh Hobbs | Mr Chicken Goes to Paris | Winner |
| 2012 | Ursula Dubosarsky, illus by Andrew Joyner | The Terrible Plop | Winner |
| 2013 | Jeannie Baker | Mirror | Joint Winners |
| Nick Bland | The Very Cranky Bear | ||
| 2014 | Bob Graham | A Bus Called Heaven | Winner |
Fiction for Younger Readers Award
| Year | Author | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Paul Jennings | Round the Twist | Winner |
| 1992 | Paul Jennings | The Cabbage Patch Fib | Winner |
| 1993 | Paul Jennings | Unreal! | Winner |
| 1994 | Graeme Base | The Eleventh Hour | Winner |
| 1995 | Paul Jennings | The Gizmo | Winner |
| 1996 | Morris Gleitzman | Belly Flop | Winner |
| 1997 | Morris Gleitzman | Belly Flop | Winner |
| 1998 | Paul Jennings | Wicked | Winner |
| 1999 | Morris Gleitzman | Bumface | Winner |
| 2000 | Emily Rodda | Bob the Builder and the Elves | Winner |
| 2003 | Emily Rodda | Deltora Quest 2 series | Winner |
| 2004 | Emily Rodda | Deltora Quest 3 series | Winner |
| 2006 | Anna Fienberg | Tashi and the Forbidden Room | Winner |
| 2007 | Andy Griffiths | The Cat on the Mat is Flat | Winner |
| 2008 | Andy Griffiths | Just Shocking! | Winner |
| 2009 | Kathy Castle | Go Girl! Two Sides: #1 Track Stars! | Winner |
| 2010 | Andy Griffiths | The Big Fat Cow Goes Kapow | Winner |
| 2011 | Andy Griffiths | The Very Bad Book | Winner |
| 2012 | Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble | Tashi and the Golem | Winner |
| 2013 | Morris Gleitzman | Pizza Cake | Winner |
| 2014 | Felice Arena | Andy Roid and the Tracks of Death | Winner |
Fiction for Older Readers Award
| Year | Author | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Robin Klein | People Might Hear You | Winner |
| 1992 | Robin Klein | Came Back to Show You I Could Fly | Winner |
| 1993 | Victor Kelleher | Del-Del | Winner |
| 1994 | Ruth Park | Playing Beatie Bow | Winner |
| 1995 | John Marsden | Tomorrow, When the War Began and So Much to Tell You (tied) | Winner |
| 1996 | Paul Jennings | Paw Thing | Winner |
| 1997 | Paul Jennings | Paw Thing | Winner |
| 1998 | John Marsden | The Dead of the Night | Winner |
| 1999 | John Marsden | The Third Day, the Frost | Winner |
| 2000 | John Marsden | The Night is for Hunting | Winner |
| 2003 | Andy Griffiths | Just Disgusting! | Winner |
| 2004 | Andy Griffiths | Zombie Bums from Uranus | Winner |
| 2005 | Andy Griffiths | The Bad Book | Winner |
| 2006 | Andy Griffiths | Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict | Winner |
| 2007 | Andy Griffiths | Zombie Bums from Uranus | Winner |
| 2008 | Paul Jennings | Spookiest Stories | Winner |
| 2009 | Morris Gleitzman | Give Peas a Chance | Winner |
| 2010 | Emily Rodda | The Battle of Rondo | Winner |
| 2011 | John Flanagan | Ranger's Apprentice | Winner |
| 2012 | Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton | The 13-Storey Treehouse | Winner |
| 2013 | Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton | The 26-Storey Treehouse | Winner |
| 2014 | Andy Griffiths, illus by Terry Denton | The 39-Storey Treehouse | Winner |
Fiction for Years 7-9 Award
| Year | Author | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sonya Hartnett | The Silver Donkey | Winner |
| 2008 | Carole Wilkinson | Dragon Moon | Winner |
| 2009 | Emily Rodda | The Wizard of Rondo | Winner |
| 2010 | Morris Gleitzman | Boy Overboard | Winner |
| 2011 | Morris Gleitzman | Now | Winner |
| 2012 | Chris Morphew | The Phoenix Files: Arrival | Winner |
| 2013 | Morris Gleitzman | After | Winner |
| 2014 | James Phelan | 13: The Last Thirteen | Winner |
See also
- List of Australian literary awards
- List of CBCA Awards
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