Doreen Cronin

Life

Born in Queens, New York and growing 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 2014 with her husband Andrew and her two daughters. She also has a dog named Buster.

Works

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)