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: 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.

Publications