COOL Award Winners
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The COOL awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in Canberra
, the Australian Capital Territory
, Australia
. 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.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, the Australian Capital Territory
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The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia
Australia
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. 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.
To see the history of the CBCA and other CBCA Awards, see: List of CBCA Awards
Award Categories and Descriptions
There are four categories of the COOL awards:- for most popular Picture Book
- for most popular Fiction for Younger Readers
- for most popular Fiction for Older Readers
- for most popular Fiction for Years 7-9 (commenced in 2007)
Picture Book Award Winners
- 1993 - Window by Jeannie BakerJeannie BakerJeannie Baker was born in England on 2 November 1950. She is an author and illustrator of a number of children's picture books, the most notable of which is perhaps Where the Forest meets the Sea...
- 1994 - Possum Magic by Mem FoxMem FoxMem Fox, AM is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox is semi-retired and lives in Adelaide.-Career:...
- 1995 - Toby by Margaret WildMargaret WildMargaret Wild is an Australian author. She was born in 1948 in Eschew, a small town in South Africa, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book...
- 1996 and 1997 - Billy The Punk by Jessica Carroll
- 1998 - The Midnight Gang by Margaret WildMargaret WildMargaret Wild is an Australian author. She was born in 1948 in Eschew, a small town in South Africa, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book...
- 1999 - Grandad’s Teeth by Rod ClementRod ClementRodney Stewart Clement was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1968...
- 2000 - Bamboozled by David Legge
- 2001 and 2002 - no awards made
- 2003 - Diary Of A Wombat by Jackie FrenchJackie FrenchJacqueline Anne "Jackie" French is an award-winning Australian author. She writes mainly children's fiction and books on gardening....
- 2004 - Mr McGee and the Biting Flea by Pamela AllenPamela AllenPamela Allen, born in April 1934, in Devonport, New Zealand is a children's writer and illustrator. She has published over 30 picture books since 1980, when she moved to Australia. Eight of her books have been adapted for the stage by The Patch Theatre Company and performed at the Sydney Opera House...
- 2005 - Mutt Dog! by Steven Michael King
- 2006 - Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear by Matt Dray
Fiction for Younger Readers Award Winners
- 1991 - Round The TwistRound the TwistRound the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:... - 1992 - Cabbage Patch Fib by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...
- 1993 - Unreal by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...
- 1994 - The Eleventh Hour by Graeme BaseGraeme BaseGraeme Rowland Base is an Australian author and artist of picture books. He is perhaps best known for his second book, Animalia published in 1986, and third book The Eleventh Hour which was released in 1989....
- 1995 - The Gizmo by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...
- 1996 and 1997 - Belly Flop by Morris GleitzmanMorris GleitzmanMorris Gleitzman is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books like Two Weeks with the Queen.He has collaborated on children's series with...
- 1998 - Wicked by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...
- 1999 - Bum Face by Morris GleitzmanMorris GleitzmanMorris Gleitzman is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books like Two Weeks with the Queen.He has collaborated on children's series with...
- 2000 - Bob The Builder And The Elves by Emily RoddaJennifer RoweJennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson...
- 2001 and 2002 - no awards made
- 2003 - Deltora Quest 2 seriesDeltora QuestDeltora Quest may refer to:*Deltora Quest *Deltora Quest...
by Emily RoddaJennifer RoweJennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson... - 2004 - Deltora Quest 3 seriesDeltora QuestDeltora Quest may refer to:*Deltora Quest *Deltora Quest...
by Emily RoddaJennifer RoweJennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson... - 2005 - Selby’s Stardom by Duncan BallDuncan BallDuncan Ball is an American-born Australian author who has written the children's series Selby and Emily Eyefinger...
- 2006 - Tashi and the Forbidden Room by Anna FienbergAnna FienbergAnna Fienberg is an Australian writer of young-adult fiction and children's literature.-Biography:Fienberg was born in 1956 in England before moving to Australia at the age of three. She has worked as an editor for School Magazine. In 1988 her first work was published, entitled Billy Bear and the...
Fiction for Older Readers Award Winners
- 1991 - People Might Hear You by Robin KleinRobin KleinRobin McMaugh Klein is an Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.-Early life:...
- 1992 - Came Back to Show You I Could FlyCame Back to Show You I Could FlyCame Back to Show You I Could Fly is a novel by Robin Klein. It tells the story of a friendship between a lonely 11-year-old boy and a drug-addicted, pregnant 20-year-old woman. It was made into a film in 1993 called Say a Little Prayer, directed by Richard Lowenstein...
by Robin KleinRobin KleinRobin McMaugh Klein is an Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.-Early life:... - 1993 - Del-Del by Victor KelleherVictor KelleherVictor Kelleher is an Australian author. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa,...
- 1994 - Playing Beatie BowPlaying Beatie BowPlaying Beatie Bow is an Australian children's book written by Ruth Park and first published on the 31/1/1982.The story is set in Australia and is about a girl named Abigail who travels back in time to colonial Sydney-Town in the year 1873, where she meets Beatie Bow, a girl whose name has become...
by Ruth ParkRuth ParkRuth Park, AM was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South and Playing Beatie Bow , and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat , which also spawned a book series .-Personal history:Park was born in... - 1995 - joint Winners:
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- Tomorrow When The War Began by John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- So Much To Tell YouSo Much to Tell YouSo Much To Tell You is a young adult novel by Australian author John Marsden, first published in 1987. It was his debut book. It was instantly successful in Australia and the US, and has since been translated into nine languages and awarded many highly acclaimed literary awards including the...
by John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- 1996 and 1997 - Paw Thing by Paul JenningsPaul Jennings (Australian author)Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...
- 1998 - The Dead Of The Night by John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- 1999 - The Third Day The Frost by John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- 2000 - The Night Is For Hunting by John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- 2001 and 2002 - no awards given
- 2003 - Just Disgusting by Andy GriffithsAndy GriffithsAndrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?...
- 2004 - Zombie Bums from UranusZombie Bums from UranusZombie Bums from Uranus is a novel by Australian children's author Andy Griffiths, and is the second part of Griffiths' Bum trilogy. The book was released in 2003 worldwide, however, the United States version was titled Zombie Butts from Uranus as opposed to Zombie Bums from Uranus.-Plot...
by Andy GriffithsAndy GriffithsAndrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?... - 2005 - The Bad BookThe Bad BookThe Bad Book is a book by Andy Griffiths, who was responsible for the novel The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and Terry Denton, who also did the illustrations. It was released in the year 2004...
by Andy GriffithsAndy GriffithsAndrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?... - 2006 - Bumageddon: The Final PongflictBumageddon: The Final PongflictBumageddon: The Final Pongflict is the final book in Andy Griffiths' Bum trilogy, following The Day My Bum Went Psycho and Zombie Bums from Uranus...
by Andy GriffithsAndy GriffithsAndrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?...
- 1996 and 1997 - Paw Thing by Paul Jennings
- Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
See also
- List of Australian literary awards