![]() 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” 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. Yet only this winter, on the verge of her 89th birthday, has the longtime Edgartown resident seen a public exhibition dedicated solely to her paintings. Clifford’s friend, Emily Elizabeth, takes her name from one of Bridwell’s children. Norma Bridwell has been an artist since childhood. 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 ![]()
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