![]() A collection of Cliffords biggest blunders and greatest rescues. ![]() ![]() Other Bridwell books include “A Tiny Family” and “The Witch Next Door.”īridwell is survived by his wife, Norma, his daughter Emily Elizabeth, his son Timothy and three grandchildren. Clifford the big red dog (Norman Bridwell). ![]() “Clifford, the Big Red Dog” was succeeded by such titles as “Clifford Gets a Job,” “Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors” and “Clifford Follows His Nose.” Bridwell’s manuscript was turned down by nine publishers before Scholastic put it out. The original Clifford story was about a runty pup who grows into a gigantic dog thanks to Emily Elizabeth’s care. Clifford’s friend, Emily Elizabeth, takes her name from one of Bridwell’s children. ![]() Bridwell originally wanted to name him “Tiny,” but his wife convinced him otherwise. “Norman personified the values that we as parents and educators hope to communicate to our children – kindness, compassion, helpfulness, gratitude – through the Clifford stories which have been loved for more than 50 years.”Ĭlifford, an oversized, clumsy but good-natured dog whose curiosity sometimes gets him into mischief, was born in 1963. Norman Bridwell wrote dozens of books about "Clifford the Big Red Dog." Courtesy Scholastic Norman Bridwell, creator of more than 150 titles starring the iconic Clifford the Big Red Dog, died on Martha’s Vineyard on Friday, December 12. ![]()
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