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Doreen Cronin

Doreen Cronin
Cronin in 2013
Cronin in 2013
BornDoreen Cronin
1966 (age 57–58)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Alma materPratt Institute
GenreChildren's literature
Literary movementMrs.Cooper
Children2
Website
doreencronin.com

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),[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)[5] 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.[11]

Awards for Cronin's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2001 Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, Caldecott Medal Honor [12]
2004 Giggle, Giggle, Quack Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video Winner [13][14]
2005 Diary of a Worm ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [15]
2005 Duck for President ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [15]
2007 Diary of a Spider ALSC Notable Children's Videos Selection [16]
2008 Dooby Dooby Moo Odyssey Award Honor [17]
2011 The Trouble with Chickens Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book Finalist [18]
2014 The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure Cybils Award for Early Chapter Book Finalist [19][20]
2017 Bloom Amelia Bloomer List Selection [21]

Publications

—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)

References

  1. ^ "Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ "Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ^ "Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ^ "Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ^ a b "Smick! by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ^ "Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ^ "Click, Clack, Peep! by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ^ "Click, Clack, Surprise! : Ready To Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  9. ^ "Click, Clack Rainy Day: Ready-to-Read Level 2 by Doreen Cronin". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  10. ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year | Five to Nine | 2015 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  11. ^ a b "Best Children's Books of the Year | Under Five | 2016 Edition" (PDF). Booklist. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  12. ^ Clark, Larra (January 2001). "Peck, Small win Newbery, Caldecott Medals". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Medal Past Winners". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  14. ^ "Giggle, Giggle, Quack | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  15. ^ a b Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2005-01-27). "ALSC announces 2005 Notable Children's Videos". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  16. ^ "Diary of a Spider | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2009-10-21. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  17. ^ "Odyssey Award winners and honor audiobooks, 2008-present" (PDF). Association for Library Service to Children. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  18. ^ "2011 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  19. ^ "2014 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  20. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  21. ^ "2017 Amelia Bloomer List". American Library Association. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  22. ^ "M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  23. ^ "The trouble with chickens : a J.J. Tully mystery". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doreen_Cronin