Doreen Cronin
| Doreen Cronin | |
|---|---|
 Cronin at the 2013 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born |
1966 (age 50 or 51) Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Website | |
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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
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 2014 with her husband Andrew and her two daughters. 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
- ↑ "M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ↑ "The trouble with chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
External links and references
- Official website
- Interview by Booksense
- Doreen Cronin at Library of Congress Authorities, with 29 catalog records
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