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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), 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 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." Trouble with Chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery (Balzer & Bray, 2011), ill. Kevin Cornell —119 pages; interest level ages 8–12; mystery featuring "a hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog" 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 External links Official website Interview by Booksense Doreen Cronin at Library of Congress, with 29 library catalog records. Discover the Doreen Cronin popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Doreen Cronin books.