Books by Doreen Cronin
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review 1: In this much-needed and very touching tribute to first responders, one hopes the child reader--and the adult!--comes away with the idea that compassion trumps experience, and that a determination to protect the helpless wins out every time. Once again, Ms. Cronin has wrapped an i...
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review 1: The Legend of Diamond Lil: A J.J. Tully Mystery by Doreen Cronin is a book written from the perspective of J.J. the dog, and his interaction with the environment and other animals (among them his friends Moosh, Vince, Poppy, Sugar, and Sweetie). A new dog, Lillian (Lil) moves in,...
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review 1: I read this book to my 2nd graders, and now I have a dilemma; do I rate it according to what I thought of it, or what they seemed to think of it? The class liked it, but for me...well, it's a children's story and I didn't find all that much in it to be impressed with. I'm also pr...
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review 1: While this is a fun Halloween title and would rank high compared to many Halloween titles, it is far from Cronin's best effort in this series. Farmer Brown does NOT like Halloween. He does the absolute minimum, dumping a bowl of candy on the porch, then climbs into bed. But Unlik...
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review 1: A list of things I don't understand:1. Why do the chickens have two names? This did nothing but confuse me.2. Naming one chicken Sugar and another Sweetie doesn't help me keep them straight. To be honest, I had a hard time identifying the chickens throughout the entire book.3. Wh...
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review 1: Mommy's review from 10/4/11 - The humor here is the best. The illustrations are second best. The story itself is a tie for second best or maybe slightly behind it.The look on the giraffe's face while she's being rescued is priceless and the drawing so simple it makes it that much...
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review 1: "I'm a search and rescue dog forced into retirement and walking the poultry beat in a country yard." JJ Tully is on the lookout for a possum ... one that's been hanging around the chicken coop at night. So when a dazzling white dog comes into his yard instead, he's not sure what ...
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review 1: This is a delightful animal rescue mission that takes an unexpected turn. Who ever thought of combining a worldly, slick and retired search and rescue dog with a family of chickens! Why Doreen Cronin! Tough dog encounters chicken breath, an elongated beak of anxious mama cluck...
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review 1: Boom the Bear, Snot the Snail and Twitty the Bird are friends. The three do not always agree on what to do with their time. Boom is more adventurous, Twitty is more afraid, and Snot likes to go with the moment. Throughout the story, a good deal of crocheting is happening. Dur...
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review 1: Mommy's review from 11/13/11 - I want to see the child who is in the age range this book targets that understands - and gets the humor - in this book. Someone show me. Then I'll show you a child going on the reactions of the adult reader.This is packaged in a very unique way. I'v...