![]() The reason Cilfford is red? Well, Norman Bridwell just happened to have a large supply of red paint on hand! Clifford, the Big Red Dog went on to become a series of books that have delighted toddlers and young children even since. ![]() The author says that as a child he had always dreamed of having a dog large enough to ride, the publisher’s encouraged him to make the dog even bigger. She was the name of Norman’s Bridwell’s own daughter. In the story, Clifford’s owner and best friend is named Emily. He was 86.Ĭlifford, the Big Red Dog first made an appearance in bookstore in 1963. There I learned that, Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, died this past December. ![]() I went to a used bookstore (surprise, surprise) this past week which had a section featuring authors who passed away in 2014. ![]()
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