The Story of Clifford

by Meredith Rusu, Norman Bridwell (Created by), Jennifer Oxley (Illustrator), Erica Kepler (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog as he leads a parade through Birdwell Island!

Welcome to Birdwell Island, home of Emily Elizabeth and Clifford the Big Red Dog! Clifford and Emily Elizabeth have been best friends since Clifford was a small red puppy. But then Clifford grew... and grew... and GREW! Now Clifford is the biggest, friendliest dog in the whole world, and he and Emily Elizabeth share BIG adventures every day!Join these two best friends as they explore their magical island home and lead the town in a parade through Birdwell Island. This beautiful storybook is the perfect introduction to the world of the new Clifford TV show on Amazon and PBS Kids. Plus, it introduces a new, diverse cast and fresh, adorable art!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338577136
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Series:	Clifford, the Big Red Dog Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Norman Bridwell was the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the beloved Clifford series. The delightful stories about a big red dog named Clifford and his friend, Emily Elizabeth, have sold over 126 million copies in 13 languages!
Meredith Rusu lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young sons. She is the author of more than one hundred children's books for licenses such as LEGO, Disney/Pixar, Captain Underpants, and Star Wars. She is also the author of the DATA Set series under the name Ada Hopper. When she isn't writing, Meredith enjoys singing karaoke, spending time with family, and going on the occasional adventure or two.

Editorial Reviews

2019-10-09
Clifford's back for a BIG adventure!

Clifford the Big Red Dog, an iconic children's-literature character since 1963, is making a reappearance on television and in books for children, complete with a new look and a new ability, one even more powerful than his big size and big heart. For the first time, Clifford and Emily Elizabeth can talk to each other and share stories. These two have always gone on adventures together, but their newfound communication honors the bonds many children have with their pets. It's Birdwell Island's birthday, and Clifford leads a special parade in the island's honor, a parade that grows and grows as all the residents join in, bringing balloons, banners, and confetti. It's a BIG, Clifford-sized parade! Birdwell Island is full of people of all shapes, sizes, and colors—embracing and celebrating inclusion and diversity. Themes of togetherness, celebration, collaboration, and community run deep through this book, and, if previous Clifford properties are any indication, they will through the forthcoming television show as well. Lively illustrations seek to honor the traditions of Clifford by including both the slightly rough and scratchy style Norman Bridwell brought to the original books as well as the smoother, brighter style of the previous TV show while also offering novel palette colors and facial features to characters new and old.

A new twist on a timeless classic for brand-new readers. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews