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),[1] Diary of a Worm (2004),[2] Diary of a Spider (2005),[3] Diary of a Fly (2007),[4] Smick! (2015),[5] Click, Clack, Quack to School (2018),[6] Click, Clack, Peep! (2019),[7] Click, Clack, Surprise! (2019),[8] and Click, Clack Rainy Day (2022).[9]

In 2015, The Chicken Squad was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.[10]

Smick was named one of the best picture books of the year by Booklist (2015)[5] and Bank Street College of Education (2016), where it received "Outstanding Merit."[11]

In 2016, Click, Clack, Peep! was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.[11]

Awards for Cronin's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2001 Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, Caldecott Medal Honor [12]
2004 Giggle, Giggle, Quack Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video Winner [13][14]
2005 Diary of a Worm ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [15]
2005 Duck for President ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [15]
2007 Diary of a Spider ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [16]
2008 Dooby Dooby Moo Odyssey Award Honor [17]
2011 The Trouble with Chickens Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book Finalist [18]
2014 The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book Finalist [19][20]
2017 Bloom Amelia Bloomer List Selection [21]

Publications

—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."[22]
—119 pages; interest level ages 8–12; mystery featuring "a hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog"[23]
  • 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. ^ "Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ "Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ^ "Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ^ "Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ^ a b "Smick! by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ^ "Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ^ "Click, Clack, Peep! by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ^ "Click, Clack, Surprise! : Ready To Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  9. ^ "Click, Clack Rainy Day: Ready-to-Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  10. ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year | Five to Nine | 2015 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  11. ^ a b "Best Children's Books of the Year | Under Five | 2016 Edition" (PDF). Booklist. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  12. ^ Clark, Larra (January 2001). "Peck, Small win Newbery, Caldecott Medals". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Medal Past Winners". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  14. ^ "Giggle, Giggle, Quack | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  15. ^ a b Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2005-01-27). "ALSC announces 2005 Notable Children's Videos". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  16. ^ "Diary of a Spider | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2009-10-21. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  17. ^ "Odyssey Award winners and honor audiobooks, 2008-present" (PDF). Association for Library Service to Children. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  18. ^ "2011 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  19. ^ "2014 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  20. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  21. ^ "2017 Amelia Bloomer List". American Library Association. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  22. ^ "M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  23. ^ "The trouble with chickens : a J.J. Tully mystery". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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