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Doreen Cronin (born 1966) is an American writer of children's books, including Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, a very well-received picture book illustrated by Betsy Lewin.




Life


Cronin was born in Queens, New York City, and grew up on Long Island. Cronin's first book was published by Simon & Schuster in 2000: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a picture book that she wrote and Betsy Lewin illustrated. She completed law school and the book at around the same time. Illustrator Lewin was a runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal.
Cronin lives in Brooklyn as of 2018 with her two children.




Awards and honors


Nine of Cronin's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type (2000), Diary of a Worm (2004), Diary of a Spider (2005), Diary of a Fly (2007), Smick! (2015), Click, Clack, Quack to School (2018), Click, Clack, Peep! (2019), Click, Clack, Surprise! (2019), and Click, Clack Rainy Day (2022).
In 2015, The Chicken Squad was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.
Smick was named one of the best picture books of the year by Booklist (2015) and Bank Street College of Education (2016), where it received "Outstanding Merit."
In 2016, Click, Clack, Peep! was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.




Publications


Click, Clack, Moo: cows that type (Simon & Schuster, 2000), illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Giggle, Giggle, Quack (S&S, 2002), ill. Lewin
Diary of a Worm (Joanna Cotler Books, 2003), ill. Harry Bliss
Duck For President (S&S, 2004), ill. Lewin
Diary of a Spider (2005), ill. Bliss
Wiggle (2005), ill. Scott Menchin
Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: an alphabetical adventure (2005), ill. Lewin
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: a counting adventure (2006), ill. Lewin
Dooby Dooby Moo (Atheneum Books, S&S, 2006), ill. Lewin – sequel to Click, Clack, Moo
Bounce (2007), ill. Menchin
Diary of a Fly (2007), ill. Bliss
Thump, Quack, Moo: a whacky adventure (2008), ill. Lewin
Busy Day at the Farm (2009), ill. Lewin
Stretch (2009), ill. Menchin
Rescue Bunnies (2010), ill. Menchin
M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) (Atheneum, 2011), ill. Laura Cornell
—54 pages; ages 4–8; "A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, "the most advanced human models on the planet."
Trouble with Chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery (Balzer & Bray, 2011), ill. Kevin Cornell
—119 pages; interest level ages 8–12; mystery featuring "a hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog"
Legend of Diamond Lil: a J.J. Tully mystery (2012), ill. K. Cornell
Click, clack, boo!: a tricky treat (2013), ill. Lewin
Boom, Snot, Twitty (Penguin Group, 2014), ill. Renata Liwska
Nat the Gnat (2014), ill. Bliss
Chicken Squad Case #1: Full House (Atheneum, 2014), ill. K. Cornell
Click, Clack, Peep (2015), ill. Lewin
Cyclone (2017)




References






External links


Official website
Interview by Booksense
Doreen Cronin at Library of Congress, with 29 library catalog records

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Meteorit Murchison
• Doreen Cronin
• Click, Clack, Moo
• Doreen (given name)
• Giggle, Giggle, Quack
• Duck for President
• Harry Bliss
• Diary of a Spider
• Merrick, New York
• Dooby Dooby Moo
• Betsy Lewin