COOL Award
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.
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
List of COOL Award winners
Picture Book Award
| 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 |
Fiction for Younger Readers Award
| 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 |
Fiction for Older Readers Award
| 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 | 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 |