The COOL Awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.[1] Children are encouraged to read and vote for their favourite books. The votes are tallied and the awards made.
The COOL Award name is an acronym, standing for Canberra’s Own Outstanding List.
The ACT Public Library currently convenes the awards and they are administered by a committee representing ACT Government, Catholic and Independent Schools, the ACT Public Library and the Children's Book Council of Australia, ACT Branch. The award was first made in 1991.[2]
There are four categories of the COOL awards:
| Year | Author | Book | Citation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Window | Winner | ||
| 1994 | Possum Magic | Winner | ||
| 1995 | Toby | Winner | ||
| 1996 | Billy the Punk | Winner | ||
| 1997 | Billy the Punk | Winner | ||
| 1998 | Winner | |||
| 1999 | Grandad’s Teeth | Winner | ||
| 2000 | Bamboozled | Winner | ||
| 2003 | Diary of a Wombat | Winner | ||
| 2004 | Mr McGee and the Biting Flea | Winner | ||
| 2005 | Mutt Dog! | Winner | ||
| 2006 | Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear | Winner | ||
| 2007 | Annie's Chair | Winner | ||
| 2008 | Where is the Green Sheep? | Winner | ||
| 2009 | Jungle Drums | Winner | ||
| 2010 | Fearless | Winner | ||
| 2011 | Mr Chicken Goes to Paris | Winner | ||
| 2012[3] | , illus by Andrew Joyner | The Terrible Plop | Winner | |
| 2013[4] | Mirror | Joint Winners | ||
| The Very Cranky Bear | ||||
| 2014[5] | A Bus Called Heaven | Winner |
| Year | Author | Book | Citation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Round the Twist | Winner | ||
| 1992 | Winner | |||
| 1993 | Unreal! | Winner | ||
| 1994 | Winner | |||
| 1995 | Winner | |||
| 1996 | Belly Flop | Winner | ||
| 1997 | Belly Flop | Winner | ||
| 1998 | Wicked | Winner | ||
| 1999 | Bumface | Winner | ||
| 2000 | Bob the Builder and the Elves | Winner | ||
| 2003 | Deltora Quest 2 series | Winner | ||
| 2004 | Deltora Quest 3 series | Winner | ||
| 2006 | Tashi and the Forbidden Room | Winner | ||
| 2007 | Winner | |||
| 2008 | Just Shocking! | Winner | ||
| 2009 | Go Girl! Two Sides: #1 Track Stars | Winner | ||
| 2010 | Winner | |||
| 2011 | Winner | |||
| 2012 | , Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble | Tashi and the Golem | Winner | |
| 2013 | Pizza Cake | Winner | ||
| 2014 | Andy Roid and the Tracks of Death | Winner |
| Year | Author | Book | Citation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | People Might Hear You | Winner | ||
| 1992 | Came Back to Show You I Could Fly | Winner | ||
| 1993 | Del-Del | Winner | ||
| 1994 | Playing Beatie Bow | Winner | ||
| 1995 | Tomorrow, When the War Began and So Much to Tell You (tied) | Winner | ||
| 1996 | Paw Thing | Winner | ||
| 1997 | Paw Thing | Winner | ||
| 1998 | Winner | |||
| 1999 | Winner | |||
| 2000 | Winner | |||
| 2003 | Just Disgusting! | Winner | ||
| 2004 | Zombie Bums from Uranus | Winner | ||
| 2005 | Winner | |||
| 2006 | Winner | |||
| 2007 | Zombie Bums from Uranus | Winner | ||
| 2008 | Spookiest Stories | Winner | ||
| 2009 | Give Peas a Chance | Winner | ||
| 2010 | Winner | |||
| 2011 | Ranger's Apprentice | Winner | ||
| 2012 | , illus by Terry Denton | The 13-Storey Treehouse | Winner | |
| 2013 | , illus by Terry Denton | The 26-Storey Treehouse | Winner | |
| 2014 | , illus by Terry Denton | The 39-Storey Treehouse | Winner |
| Year | Author | Book | Citation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007[6] | The Silver Donkey | Winner | ||
| 2008[7] | Dragon Moon | Winner | ||
| 2009[8] | The Wizard of Rondo | Winner | ||
| 2010[9] | Boy Overboard | Winner | ||
| 2011 | Now | Winner | ||
| 2012 | The Phoenix Files: Arrival | Winner | ||
| 2013 | After | Winner | ||
| 2014 | 13: The Last Thirteen | Winner |