Doreen Cronin Explained
Doreen Cronin |
Birth Name: | Doreen Cronin |
Birth Place: | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Occupation: | Writer |
Language: | English |
Alma Mater: | Pratt Institute |
Genre: | Children's literature |
Movement: | Mrs.Cooper |
Children: | 2 |
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 with her two children.
Awards and honors
Nine of Cronin's books are Junior Library Guild selections: (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) 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.
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
—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)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Smick! by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Click, Clack, Peep! by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Click, Clack, Surprise! : Ready To Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . Junior Library Guild.
- Web site: Click, Clack Rainy Day: Ready-to-Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin . 2023-04-03 . . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928165108/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781665911153J&name=Click_Clack_Rainy_Day . live .
- Web site: Best Children's Books of the Year Five to Nine 2015 Edition . 2023-04-03 . . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224193513/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2015/03/17/2015five-to-nine_3bd62bfd-fa9e-451b-9f46-20e88b619fb4.pdf . live .
- Web site: Best Children's Books of the Year Under Five 2016 Edition . 2023-04-03 . . 2021-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813222424/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2016/05/26/2016under-five_1117.pdf . live .
- Web site: Clark . Larra . January 2001 . Peck, Small win Newbery, Caldecott Medals . 2023-04-03 . . en . 2015-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151217102419/http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2001/pecksmallwin . live .
- Web site: Carnegie Medal Past Winners . 2023-04-03 . . 2021-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928022447/https://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/carnegiemedal/carnegiepast/carnegiemedal.htm . live .
- Web site: Giggle, Giggle, Quack Awards & Grants . 2023-04-03 . . 2017-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235837/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/giggle-giggle-quack . live .
- Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2005-01-27 . ALSC announces 2005 Notable Children's Videos . 2023-04-03 . . 2022-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305131502/https://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2005/january2005a/2005notablevideos.htm . live .
- Web site: 2009-10-21 . Diary of a Spider Awards & Grants . 2023-04-03 . . 2023-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403104418/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/diary-spider . live .
- Web site: Odyssey Award winners and honor audiobooks, 2008-present . 2023-04-03 . . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202055902/https://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/awardsgrants/bookmedia/odysseyaward/odyssey-award-honors-to-present_0.pdf . live .
- Web site: 2011 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212083545/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2011-cybils-finalists . 2023-02-12 . 2023-03-22 . en-US.
- Web site: 2014 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105247/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2014-cybils-finalists . 2022-11-05 . 2023-03-23 . en-US.
- Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2015-03-03 . ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books . 2023-04-03 . . en . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208034306/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/03/alsc-names-2015-notable-childrens-books . live .
- Web site: 2017-01-25 . 2017 Amelia Bloomer List . 2023-04-03 . . en . 2022-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222014840/https://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/2017-amelia-bloomer-list . live .
- Web site: M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) . 2023-04-03 . . en . 2023-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403104421/https://www.worldcat.org/title/419817956 . live .
- Web site: The trouble with chickens : a J.J. Tully mystery . 2023-04-03 . . en . 2023-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403104349/https://www.worldcat.org/title/435917597 . live .