Emily Elizabeth: Clifford's owner and human friend, an 8-year-old girl.Bridwell recalls she picked out his sketch of a baby girl with a horse-sized bloodhound, and casually said, 'There might be a story in this' because there always was one.

Clifford's character was created when a Harper & Row editor advised Bridwell to write a story to go along with one of his pictures. Clifford was originally the runt of the litter, seemingly fated to be small and sick, but grew to an enormous size apparently due to Emily Elizabeth's love and care. Clifford has a mother, two brothers, and two sisters, all of whom are normal-sized dogs. Bridwell originally wanted to name the dog 'Tiny', but his wife persuaded him that 'Clifford' was better. The character's name is based on the imaginary childhood friend of creator Norman Bridwell's wife, Norma Bridwell. His size is inconsistent: While he is often shown being about 25 feet (7.5 m) tall from paws to head, Clifford can appear far larger. Clifford: A 2-year-old male red dog whose appearance, disposition and behavior are based on a giant dog.A new hardback edition of Clifford the Big Red Dog came out in December,ber 2018 and it is beautiful! A great addition to our picture book library. These are warm, delightful books that take me back to my childhood and one of the series I was most excited to share with Tilly. I love the simple text, bright pictures, and being absorbed in the world of Clifford and his human, Emily Elizabeth. I’m good at helping.Ĭlifford was one of my favourite series when I was a kid, and when I was first making a baby registry when I was pregnant, I actually had a lot of the Clifford books on there. I like baths and splashing! I bet I could help give Clifford a bath.

Like when he gets a bath in a swimming pool. He goes on lots of adventures in his other books (Mummy’s read those books to me too) but this book is the first one where we meet him. I wonder where Mummy is hiding the red ones? The big red woof is named Clifford and he is probably the biggest woof in the whole wide world.

The ones I see the most are brown or grey or yellow or white. This is a great book! There are lots and lots of woofs on one of the pages but it’s mostly about one woof who is big and red.

Baby librarian Tilly reviews Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell.

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