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Doreen Cronin

Author of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

76 Works 42,472 Members 1,391 Reviews 12 Favorited

About the Author

Doreen Cronin was born in Queens, New york. She grew up in Merrick, Long Island. She attended Pennysylvania State University where she majored in journalism. Eventually she found herself using her journalism background in the world of publishing. and she turned her sights toward law and attended show more St. john's University School of Law. She went on to work as an attorney in a Manhattan Law firm. She wrote her book Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type in 1995, shortly after the death of her father. It took another five years, however, before the book was published. She stated in her bio that this book was not only her first published book but also the easiest book to write, taking her only about 20 minutes to jot down the story. The book went on to become a Caldecott Honor Book. While the book eventually met with great success, publishers rejected it repeatedly for several years until a publisher eventually called her with the news that it would be published. Her success as a children's author continued with books such as Diary of a Worm published in 2003 and winner of Parent's Choice Award Slver 2003 Picture Book, Diary of a Spider published in 2003 and Rescue Bunnies. She made the 2013 New York Times High Profiles List with her title Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Doreen Cronin

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (2000) 10,579 copies
Diary of a Worm (2003) 5,503 copies
Giggle, Giggle, Quack (2002) 4,831 copies
Duck for President (2004) 3,564 copies
Dooby Dooby Moo (2006) 2,290 copies
Diary of a Spider (2005) 1,889 copies
Diary of a Fly (2007) 1,610 copies
Click, Clack, Peep! (2015) 703 copies
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! (2015) 582 copies
Wiggle (2005) 492 copies
Bounce (2007) 234 copies
Stretch (2009) 131 copies
A Busy Day at the Farm (2009) 123 copies
Bloom (2016) 113 copies
Click, Clack, ABC (2005) 98 copies
Click, Clack, 123 (1800) 95 copies
Smick (2015) 95 copies
Rescue Bunnies (2010) 73 copies
Cyclone (2017) 72 copies
Boom Snot Twitty (2014) 55 copies
Lawrence & Sophia (2023) 10 copies

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BooksInMirror | 150 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
I watched the Westin Woods animated book version of this from BookFlix on the public library website. Cool!

It's really about the art of negotiation.
 
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Works
76
Members
42,472
Popularity
#403
Rating
4.1
Reviews
1,391
ISBNs
730
Languages
8
Favorited
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