# Doreen Cronin

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.
Awards for Cronin's writing :
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| 2001 | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, | Caldecott Medal | Honor |
| 2004 | Giggle, Giggle, Quack | Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video | Winner |
| 2005 | Diary of a Worm | ALSC Notable Children's Videos | Selection |
| 2005 | Duck for President | ALSC Notable Children's Videos | Selection |
| 2007 | Diary of a Spider | ALSC Notable Children's Videos | Selection |
| 2008 | Dooby Dooby Moo | Odyssey Award | Honor |
| 2011 | The Trouble with Chickens | Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book | Finalist |
| 2014 | The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure | Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book | Finalist |
| 2017 | Bloom | Amelia Bloomer List | Selection |

## 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)