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Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series about the adventures of a girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell. [1] Clifford is Scholastic 's official mascot. [2]
American illustrator Norman Bridwell, best-known for creating Clifford the Big Red Dog, was born on this day in 1928. Clifford was born almost 35 years later, writes the BBC, with the 1963...
Norman Ray Bridwell (February 15, 1928 – December 12, 2014) was an American author and cartoonist best known for creating the Clifford the Big Red Dog book series.
- Clifford Creator Norman Bridwell Was Told He Was Never Going to Make it.
- Clifford Is Named After An Imaginary friend.
- The Dog Is Red For A Practical reason.
- Bridwell’s Daughter Inspired A character.
- Clifford Is A Bit of A Mutt.
- Bridwell Was Adamant That Clifford Behave Like A Normal Dog.
- It Took Around Three Months to Create Each Clifford Story.
- Clifford Exists in 13 Languages.
- Some Famous Voices Lent Their Talents to The Clifford Cartoon.
- Bridwell Didn’T Know Why Clifford Was A Success ...
Norman Bridwell was told over and over againthat he was never going to make it as an illustrator; his art just wasn’t good enough. One editor finally suggested that Bridwell create a story to go with his drawings of a little girl with pony-like dog (as a kid, Bridwell had wanted a dog he could ride). Bridwell wrote the story in three days in 1962. ...
Initially, Bridwell called his giant dog Tiny—but his wife, Norma, didn’t think that was right. “Norma said, ‘Well, that’s a stupid name for a dog like that,’” Bridwell told NPRin 2012. “And she went back to her childhood and took the name of an imaginary friend, Clifford, and gave it to the dog.”
When asked how he decided on Clifford’s signature color, Bridwell admitted that “it was red because I happened to have red paint on the drawing table that night.” The color may be one reason kids love Clifford: “He’s a bright color with a lot of movement. That’s really important for brain development for younger kids,” Myra Mendez, Ph.D., LMFT, exp...
Emily Elizabeth, the little girl who takes a liking to the runt of the litter in the first book, is named after Bridwell’s own daughter, Emily Elizabeth Bridwell. She was an infant when he was writing the story. ”I don’t remember the point at which I recognized that the girl in the book was actually myself,” she told the Globein 2004. ”It was just ...
Ever wonder exactly what type of dog Clifford is? Well, he’s said to have the characteristics of a giant Vizsla now, but the very first prototype—back when he was just the size of a pony instead of a house—was of a rather large bloodhound. Bridwell has said he took his inspiration from the behavior of all types of dogs.
Coming up with ideas for the Clifford books ”has gotten more difficult over the years,” Bridwell acknowledged in 2012. ”Every time I think of an idea, I think, ‘Well, that’s kind of like the idea that I did a couple of times before.’ And I’m running out of situations.” Still, he wasn’t going to create titles like Clifford Goes to Outer Space or Cli...
According to Reading Rockets, Bridwell drew inspiration for Clifford from watching other dogs, whether they were his own or in movies and TV. Once he knew what he wanted to happen in the story, he would sketch it out before writing and revising—a process that took around three months. No matter what the story was, though, the messaging was pretty c...
More than 90 Clifford books have been published since the original first hit bookstores in 1963 and there are more than 126 million copies in print in 13 different languages.
If you’ve ever watched the Clifford cartoon on PBS, you’ve likely recognized some of the voices. John Ritter was the voice of Clifford; Kel Mitchell of Kenan and Kel voiced Clifford’s buddy T-Bone; Cree Summers lent her vocals to another pal named Cleo (you’ve also heard her as Penny in Inspector Gadget and Elmyra in Tiny Toon Adventures); and Emil...
No one was more surprised by Clifford’s success than Bridwell, who thought his first book would be a fluke. And though he could never figure out why his character was so popular, he believed that luck was a bit part of it. “I’m lucky that Clifford was the kind of character that people wanted more of,” he said. “I’ve been very lucky that way. I some...
May 1, 2017 · When Scholastic first published Clifford the Big Red Dog in 1963, the book's creator, Norman Bridwell (1928–2014), had no idea his humongous—and huggable—red hound would capture the hearts of children and grow to become a worldwide symbol of children's literacy.
Dec 20, 2014 · Norman Bridwell, the beloved creator of the classic children's book character, Clifford the Big Red Dog, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the author.
Norman Bridwell was an American author and cartoonist, best-known for the Clifford the Big Red Dog series of children's books. Bridwell attended John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. He lived on Martha's Vineyard, MA, where he wrote an average of two books a year.
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