Doreen Cronin
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1966 (age 58–59)
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| Born | Doreen Cronin 1966 (age 58–59) Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Children | 2 |
| 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 picture book illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
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 as of 2025[update] with her two children.
Awards and honors
Ten 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] Click, Clack Rainy Day (2022), Mama in the Moon (2024)[9]
In 2015, The Chicken Squad was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.[10] In 2016, Click, Clack, Peep! was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education.[11]
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]
| 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] |
