An all-new Clifford adventure finds the big red dog hard at work
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There''s no denying that kids love Clifford. The Big Red Dog has
been a favorite since Norman Bridwell created him over 40 years
ago. "I was working as a commercial artist in New York City. There
wasn''t much work, so I made some sample pictures and took them to
several publishers. They all rejected my work. But one editor
suggested that I try writing a book of my own to illustrate. I had
done a painting of a little girl with a big red dog. That seemed
like a funny idea, so I made up a story about them. I increased the
dog''s size from as big as a horse to as big as a house. My wife
named the dog Clifford, and we named the little girl Emily
Elizabeth after our daughter. In three days I had written the story
and drawn the pictures for Clifford The Big Red Dog. When
Scholastic called and said they wanted the book, I was stunned."
Bridwell, who grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, lives now on Martha''s
Vineyard, Massachusetts, with his wife, Norma. For more information
about Norman Bridwell, visit: scholastic.comtradebooks