Doreen Cronin

Doreen Cronin
Cronin at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Born 1966 (age 51–52)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Alma mater Pratt Institute
Genre Children's literature
Website
doreencronin.com

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

Born in Queens, New York and growing 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. She also has a dog named Buster.

Works

  • 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."[1]
  • 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"[2]
  • 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

  1. ↑ "M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  2. ↑ "The trouble with chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-04-27.


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