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Doreen Cronin 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.
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- ↑ "The Cow Who Clucked". Tasha Saecker. Mensha Library. September 8, 2006. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ "The Cow Who Clucked". Martha V. Parravano. Horn Book Magazine. September 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-30.[ dead link ]
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