![]() ![]() ![]() Clifford became an international star, writes Emily Langer for The Washington Post, on par with Curious George or Babar. I don’t know if there will be another one,’” Bridwell said, according to the BBC.īut there were many more. “I said to my wife, ‘Now don’t count on there being any more. The lovable giant dog and his faithful owner Emily Elizabeth have gone down in kid-lit history, but when his first book involving Clifford became a success Bridwell thought it was a fluke. ![]() Before that, Bridwell was working as a commercial artist and trying to get into children’s publishing with limited success. American illustrator Norman Bridwell, best-known for creating Clifford the Big Red Dog, was born on this day in 1928.Ĭlifford was born almost 35 years later, writes the BBC, with the 1963 publication of Clifford the Big Red Dog. ![]()
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