Doreen Cronin

Doreen Cronin
Doreen Cronin
	Cronin at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Born	1966; Queens, New York
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 2014^[update] 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]