Clifford's Tricks (Clifford, the Big Red Dog) - Softcover

Norman Bridwell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590336126 ISBN 13: 9780590336123

Publisher: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Bridwell, Norman

About this title

About the Author:

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.com/tradebooks

About this edition

• Publisher: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0590336126
• ISBN 13: 9780590336123
• Binding: Paperback