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Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin Virtual Author Visit!


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DOREEN CRONIN & BETSY LEWIN
: Broadcast date: October 7, 2008
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Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin are the award-winning team behind the Caldecott Honor book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Ms. Cronin is the successful author of many bestselling picture books, including Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Dooby Dooby Moo; and the upcoming Thump, Quack, Moo. Ms. Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack and Duck for President, in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? and Two Eggs, Please.

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