Again, fun to read, fun to look at, fun to discover new things that we didn't see in previous readings. ' This one is Zoey's favorite, probably because fly is a girl. ' This is great fun and even has some cool facts about flies hidden within the story. ' wasn't as good as the other cronin books ' - Christi, ' This is such a clever book! It is a fun way to learn about flys and the food chain.

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Chicken Squad Case #1: Full House (Atheneum, 2014), ill.Boom, Snot, Twitty (Penguin Group, 2014), ill.Click, clack, boo!: a tricky treat (2013), ill.

Kevin Cornell-119 pages interest level ages 8–12 mystery featuring 'a hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog' Tully mystery (Balzer & Bray, 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.' (Mom Operating Manual) (Atheneum, 2011), ill.

Thump, Quack, Moo: a whacky adventure (2008), ill.

Dooby Dooby Moo (Atheneum Books, S&S, 2006), ill.

Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: a counting adventure (2006), ill.

Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: an alphabetical adventure (2005), ill.

Diary of a Worm (Joanna Cotler Books, 2003), ill.

Giggle, Giggle, Quack (S&S, 2002), ill.

Click, Clack, Moo: cows that type (Simon & Schuster, 2000), illustrated by Betsy Lewin.

In 2016, Click, Clack, Peep! 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 'Oustanding Merit.'

In 2015, The Chicken Squad was named one of the best books of the year by Bank Street College of Education. 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). Illustrator Lewin was a runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal.Ĭronin lives in Brooklyn as of 2018 with her two children. She completed law school and the book at around the same time. Lifeīorn 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. 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.

Diary of a fly by doreen cronin