Clifford's Family

Norman Bridwell

Scholastic Inc., 2010 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Clifford is visiting his family Clifford loves his family and misses them, so Emily Elizabeth takes him to visit his mother, father, and siblings in turn Clifford's RESPECT for his family shows through in the way he makes time to see them.

Featuring a full page of stickers

About the author

Norman Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institute from 1945 to 1949 and Cooper Union Art School from 1952 to 1953. After graduating from Cooper Union, he worked first as a messenger for a lettering company and then as an artist designer for Raxon Fabrics Company. After that, he spent three years with H. D. Rose and Company as an artist, before becoming a freelance artist in 1956. In 1963, he published his first children's book, Zany Zoo, as well as his first Clifford book, Clifford the Big Red Dog. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated more than 150 books including The Witch Next Door, A Tiny Family, Clifford Goes to Kindergarten, and Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah. He died following a fall at his home on December 12, 2014 at the age of 86.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Clifford's Family; Be big!; Clifford 8x8 Series; Clifford the big red dog, Norman Bridwell; Clifford's big ideas, Norman Bridwell; Ready-to-go classroom library: Grade 1
• Author: Norman Bridwell
• Illustrated by: Norman Bridwell
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2010
• ISBN: 0545215854, 9780545215855
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs; Juvenile Fiction / Family / General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books / General