Doreen Cronin (born 1966) is an American writer of children's books, including Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, a 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. Illustrator Lewin was a runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal.
Cronin lives in Brooklyn with her two children.
Awards and honors
Ten of Cronin's books are Junior Library Guild selections: ' (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), Click, Clack Rainy Day (2022), Mama in the Moon (2024)
In 2015, The Chicken Squad was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education. In 2016, Click, Clack, Peep! 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 <u>Booklist</u> (2015) and Bank Street College of Education (2016), where it received "Outstanding Merit."
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 â 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
âÂÂ54 pages; ages 4âÂÂ8; "A guide to the care and maintenance of mothers, who are, according to the manual, "the most advanced human models on the planet."
âÂÂ119 pages; interest level ages 8âÂÂ12; 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)
- Lawrence and Sophia (Rocky Pond Books, 2023) ill. Brian Cronin
- Mama in the Moon (Rocky Pond Books, 2024) ill. Brian Cronin
- Lawrence and Sophia, Big and Bold (Rocky Pond Books, 2025) ill. Brian Cronin
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