The COOL Awards are the children's choice book awards voted for by the younger people of the Canberra Region. The COOL Awards stands for Canberra's Own Outstanding List (official site at ACT Virtual Library). It is a program run for children, allowing them to vote for their favourite book in the sections of Picture Story Book, Fiction for Younger Readers, and Fiction for Older Readers.
The COOL Awards Shortlist is compiled as a result of the suggestions sent in by students from across Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. This nomination process occurs in term 1 in both schools and public libraries.
One of the things that stansd out about the COOL Awards is that the books the young people of the ACT choose have longevity with many of the earlier winners still in print. Discerning crowd.
2008 COOL Winners- Nov 12th
Picture Story Book:Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek Fiction for Younger Readers:Just Shocking By Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Fiction for Older Readers: Spookiest Stories By Paul Jennings Fiction for Years 7 - 9:Dragon Moon By Carole Wilkinson
Here is the blue sheep, and here is the red sheep. Here is the bath sheep, and here is the bed sheep. But where is the green sheep? Mem Fox and Judy Horacek take you on a wildly wonderful adventure in their rollicking search for the green sheep.
About the Author
Mem has never owned a sheep, let alone a green one, but she does admit to having woolly thoughts from time to time. Judy loves drawing things, especially sheep. This is her first flock. Mem Fox website
About the Illustrator
Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and writer. She has worked for many newspapers and a multitude of community groups, unions, small magazines and good causes and has published a number of cartoon collections. Recently she has also begun creating children’s picture books. Judy Horacek's website
Is this the right book for you? Take the SHOCKING TEST and find out. Do you wish you could drive around in a monster truck crushing everybody and everything that gets in your way? Do you love watching videos ofpeople having painful accidents? Do you do any - or all - of the following: touch electric fences, play with loaded mousetraps or put buttons up your nose? Do you think stories about exploding pink butterflies are funny? Do you ever laugh so hard that you feel like you're going to throw up all over yourself...and then you actually do? Score: One point for each yes answer. 3-5: You are a shocking, shocking person! You will love this book. 1-2: You are quite shocking! You will love this book. 0: What a shocking score! You will love this book.
Andy Griffiths Writer. Has previously worked as a musician, English teacher, book editor and publisher.
Hand-picked by Paul, this book contains twenty-six of his weirdest stories from the Uncollected series. Funniest Stories has already appealed to audiences, having sold over 30,000 copies to date, and Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories will definitely be the weirdest anthology yet! Ages 10+.
Ping is struggling to protect the young dragon Kai from the ruthless enemies that stalk him. Then an old friend sends her a secret map that shows the way to Dragon Haven and the Dragonkeeper sets out on the most important journey of her life. But when Ping and Kai arrive they are shocked to find that Dragon Haven has been abandoned and only a pile of dragon bones remains. What has happened to the wild creatures that roamed there? The answer comes in the form of a mysterious dragon who holds the key to Kai's future...
About the Author
Carole Wilkinson was born in the UK but now lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and daughter. Her DRAGONKEEPER trilogy has won her many awards in Australia. Carole Wilkinson Website
2008 Short Lists
Section 1 Picture Storybooks Annie's Chair Niland, Deborah Are We There Yet? Lester, Alison (left) Dimity Dumpty Graham, Bob Dougal and Bumble and the Long Walk Home Dray, Matt Is Your Grandmother A Goanna? Allen, Pamela
Jungle Drums Base, Graeme Lucy's Cat And The Rainbow Birds Hill, Anthony Tanner, Jane Rex Dubosarsky, Ursula Mackintosh, David Uno's Garden Base, Graeme Where is the Green Sheep? Fox, Mem Horacek, Judy
Section 2 Fiction for Younger Readers 4F for Freaks Hobbs, Leigh Boyz Rule Series Arena, Felice Extreme Adventures Series D'Ath, Justin Just Shocking Griffiths, Andy (right) Denton, Terry
Little Lunch #5 Katz, Danny Vane, Mitch Scary Stories for Brave Boys and Girls Milne, Chris Selby Shattered Ball, Duncan Stomann, Allan Harper Tashi and the Mixed up Monster Fienberg, Anna Gamble, Kim Tashi and the Stolen Bus Fienberg, Anna Gamble, Kim What Bumosaur is That (Purple Book) Griffiths, Andy
Section 3 Fiction for Older Readers Boy Overboard Gleitzman, Morris Doubting Thomas Gleitzman, Morris Garden of Purple Dragon Wilkinson, Carole Give Peas a Chance Gleitzman, Morris Goat Who Sailed the World French, Jackie Hitler's Daughter French, Jackie Key To Rondo Rodda, Emily Keys To The Kingdom ‐ Lady Friday Nix, Garth Specky Magee And The Spirit of the Game Arena, Felice Spookiest Stories Jennings, Paul
Fiction for Years 7 - 9 Cold Skin Herrick, Steven Contest Reilly, Matthew ( left) Dragon Moon Wilkinson, Carole Evil Genius Jinks, Catherine Horse Called Elvis Heffernan, John Hover Car Racer Reilly, Matthew Ice Station Reilly, Matthew Mao's Last Dancer Cunxin, Li Runestone Ciddor, Anna Scarecrow Reilly, Matthew
COOL 2007 Winners
Picture Story Book: Annie's Chair - By Deborah Niland
Fiction for Younger Readers: Cat on the Mat (Cat on the Mat Books) - By Andy Griffiths
Fiction for Older Readers: Zombie Bums from Uranus - By Andy Griffiths. Closely followed by Dragonkeeper: Garden of the Purple Dragon - by Carole Wilkinson.
Fiction for Years 7-9: The Silver Donkey - By Sonya Hartnett
Winners 1991 -1993
Picture Books 1993-2006
2006 Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear by Matt Dray
2005 Mutt Dog! by Steven Michael King
2004 Mr. McGee and the Biting Flea (Picture Puffin S.) by Pamela Allen< 2003 Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French.
2000 Bamboozled by David Legge. (right)
1999 Grandad’s Teeth by Rod Clement.
1998 The Midnight Gang by Margaret Wild.
1996/7 Billy The Punk by Jessica Carroll.
1995 Toby by Margaret Wild.
1994 Possum Magicby Mem Fox.
1993 Window by Jeannie Baker
Fiction for Younger Readers 1991-2006
2006 Tashi and the Forbidden Room: Bk. 12 (Tashi) by Anna Fienber
2005 Selby Stardom by Duncan Ball
2004 Deltora Quest 3 S.) by Emily Rodda.
2003 Deltora Quest 2 series by Emily Rodda.
2000 Bob the Builder and the Elves by Emily Rod
1999 Bum Face by Morris Gleitzman.
1998 Wicked - now packaged as Totally Wicked!: Nos.1-6 of "Wicked"
by Paul Jennings
1996/7 Belly Flop by Morris Gleitzman.
1995 The Gizmo (Gizmo Books)by Paul Jennings.
1994 Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base.
1993 Unreal!: Eight Surprising Stories by Paul Jennings. Also packaged
as Uncollected: Every Story from Unreal, Unbelievable
the bed sheep. But where is the green sheep? Mem Fox and Judy Horacek take you on a wildly wonderful adventure in their rollicking search for the green sheep.
Denton (below right)
love this book. 1-2: You are quite shocking! You will love this book. 0: What a shocking score! You will love this book.
ed series. Funniest Stories has already appealed to audiences, having sold over 30,000 copies to date, and Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories will definitely be the weirdest anthology yet! Ages 10+.
abandoned and only a pile of dragon bones remains. What has happened to the wild creatures that roamed there? The answer comes in the form of a mysterious dragon who holds the key to Kai's future...
Hitler's Daughter French, Jackie
Picture Story Book: Annie's Chair - By Deborah Niland
2003 Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French. 
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