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: 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), 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 Booklist (2015) and Bank Street College of Education (2016), where it received "Outstanding Merit."
+Awards for Cronin's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2001Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type,Caldecott MedalHonor2004Giggle, Giggle, QuackCarnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's VideoWinner2005Diary of a WormALSC Notable Children's VideosSelection2005Duck for PresidentALSC Notable Children's VideosSelection2007Diary of a SpiderALSC Notable Children's VideosSelection2008Dooby Dooby MooOdyssey AwardHonor2011Cybils Award for Early Chapter BookFinalist2014Cybils Award for Early Chapter BookFinalist2017BloomAmelia Bloomer ListSelection
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) 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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External links
Interview by Booksense